A heavy pear shaped mace-head: of hard crystalline limestone, pierced vertically for fixing to a handle. The surface originally had fifteen small square projections, of which only three are relatively intact. Between these projections the mace is decorated with a design of a snake in low relief, coiled symmetrically around the object, with the head and the tail represented close together. Beneath the topmost group of projections, and between the coils of the snake, are four figures of birds also in relief. The whole object is carved with great delicacy and detail, and is well preserved apart from the damaged projections and a small amount of chipping at the base.
This model was created as part of work directed by Professor Morenz from the University of Bonn.
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