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Originally Posted by estcrh
Two known examples of Persian maces and another supposedly Persian type.
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Salaams estcrh,
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT #16 ...ONE MACE IN PARTICULAR was interesting and I note what the Met says about that~
Quote "The ox-headed mace is associated with the heroes of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), the poet Firdausi’s epic of pre-Islamic Iran completed in a.d. 1010. The mace reproduces the hero Bahram Gur’s weapon made in memory of the cow that nursed him. An emblem of power and good, it was inherited by other heroes in the epic, notably Feridun and Rustam. This example is representative of the Qajar revival of ancient Iranian imagery. It bears the false signature of a legendary smith, Haji 'Abbas, and the equally spurious date A.H. 951 (A.D. 1544–45)." Unquote.
It occurred to me that it may not be obvious from the Mace Head where it comes from however some clue is apparent in the shaft of the weapon as to provenance... and despite the false date and makers signature.
