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THBRare and Macabre Medieval Iron Flail Mace Head
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686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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LiveNov 15, 2024
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- Lot Description
Western Europe, Medieval, ca. 13th to 16th century CE. One of my favorite pieces in this sale, and in fully working condition! Solid, heavy carbon steel mace head used as a close-combat weapon when attacking, or being attacked, by your foe. The metal socket would have been attached to a short wooden club, with 3 chain links leading to the working section - an apple-shaped cast orb of metal with 4 links extending from the top. When swung, this beast could create bone-crunching injuries and instant death when striking the opponent's skull or even chest. It makes one wonder how much damage a mace actually inflicted in battle, or whether its owner suffered a fatal blow from an arrow, a stab from a pike, or possibly ran for the hills (as I would have done). Size extended length: 13.5" L (34.3 cm); mace head: 2.375" W x 2" H (6 cm x 5.1 cm); weight: 555 grams
Provenance: private London, UK collection; ex-private W.P. collection since the 1990s, acquired on the German art market
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#190110Condition
Surface stabilized but some of the iron links are getting thin and fragile.
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