Some known ancient Persian mace examples from The Arts of the Muslim Knight
The Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection, by Bashir Mohamed, 2008
Seljuk Maces
The mace without a description......... "Persian mace head, 10th-12th century, bronze, maces were used as cavalry weapons, but were also symbols of power or office. A Shah-nama illustration from around 1340 shows the hero Gudarz surrounded by guards with maces of the same type as this one. Gudarz himself is shown seated holding a mace that ends in a lion’s head, L: 16.5 cm."
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