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Jared Smith
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Ancient maces were not limited to Egypt or “Persian” regions. Some were intricately carved which to me suggests they were not necessarily thrown or considered disposable in ancient times. An elaborate one found in the region of Wales is particularly interesting.
http://www.walespast.com/article.shtml?id=15
For a few hundred $ U.S., one can actually purchase a supposedly “ancient” mace head. These were too numerous to have merely been ceremonial.
http://www.trocadero.com/TheAweidahGallery/it...store.html
I am not vouching for the accuracy of his web site. But, Shawn Caza wrote a pretty good write up on the known history of the mace that seems pretty much on target with what I have been able to find. The pictures of actual medieval period maces are worth looking at to. http://otlichnik.tripod.com/medmace0.html
Absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence!
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Sergio Duarte
Location: Lisbon Joined: 20 Dec 2006
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| Jared Smith wrote: | Ancient maces were not limited to Egypt or “Persian” regions. Some were intricately carved which to me suggests they were not necessarily thrown or considered disposable in ancient times. An elaborate one found in the region of Wales is particularly interesting.
http://www.walespast.com/article.shtml?id=15
For a few hundred $ U.S., one can actually purchase a supposedly “ancient” mace head. These were too numerous to have merely been ceremonial.
http://www.trocadero.com/TheAweidahGallery/it...store.html
I am not vouching for the accuracy of his web site. But, Shawn Caza wrote a pretty good write up on the known history of the mace that seems pretty much on target with what I have been able to find. The pictures of actual medieval period maces are worth looking at to. http://otlichnik.tripod.com/medmace0.html |
Greetings.
Thanks for the links (the last one I allready mentioned on the opening topic). The welsh mace is curious not only for the decoration but because it is more of a hamer than "mace form" and it resembles another ancient british mace very carved wich I cannot recal the name now.
I could spare you but I'd rather spear you.
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Richard Fay
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| Posted: Tue 23 Jan, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Bronze Age Maces |
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Could you describe their shape?
With biblical I meant from the near east but thank you anyway I like maces:) |
Hi Sergio! 
How about I draw them?
See my pencil drawing of the bronze ornamented mace-heads from southern Germany, Urnfield culture, 1250-750 BC, below. Note the interesting head designs and the decorative lines.
By the way, these were found in Germany, but the Urnfield culture was a possible proto-Celtic culture.
Stay safe!
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Bronze ornamented mace heads. Urnfield culture, 1250-750 BC.
"I'm going to do what the warriors of old did! I'm going to recite poetry!"
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Sergio Duarte
Location: Lisbon Joined: 20 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue 23 Jan, 2007 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Bronze Age Maces |
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| Richard Fay wrote: | | Sergio Duarte wrote: |
Could you describe their shape?
With biblical I meant from the near east but thank you anyway I like maces:) |
Hi Sergio!
How about I draw them?
See my pencil drawing of the bronze ornamented mace-heads from southern Germany, Urnfield culture, 1250-750 BC, below. Note the interesting head designs and the decorative lines.
By the way, these were found in Germany, but the Urnfield culture was a possible proto-Celtic culture.
Stay safe! |
Hey! They are quite surprising. Very interesting! I like the one that looks like a lot of discs on top of each other. This mace-ish thing I made is not anywhere near historic but I like de looks of the wood, I made it by glueing several pine discs. Unfortunately I have no way to make bronze nor to forge iron so... 
Notice that the 3rd mace from the left resembles a bit this one from Luristan.
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