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Old 21st May 2018, 03:18 PM   #1
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Question Unknown something (mace head?)

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What do you think about this artefact found somewhere on Crimean peninsula?
Looks like some kind of mace head, but weight is 76.5g
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Old 22nd May 2018, 02:08 AM   #2
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Is it hollow?
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Old 22nd May 2018, 05:34 AM   #3
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Looks like a finial from something along the line of a fireplace andiron or poker.

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Old 22nd May 2018, 02:19 PM   #4
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The eagle is probably or perhaps the agle of the county of Tirol in Austria.
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Old 22nd May 2018, 04:34 PM   #5
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The eagle is probably or perhaps the agle of the county of Tirol in Austria.
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Looks like German Imperial Eagle (Reichsadler):
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Old 22nd May 2018, 04:41 PM   #6
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Could it be schiavona like pommel?
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Old 22nd May 2018, 04:24 PM   #7
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Is it hollow?
It has tapering hole 3.5 cm deep
The socket is 1.5 cm in diameter

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