Mace Item Number: Sf505 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A circular metal mace (head only) with green deposit on surface. Central circular collar extends above and below the disc which has a fluted edge.
Narrative
Vicus style, Early Intermediate Period, 300 B.C.E. -300 C.E., mace heads were mounted on wooden handles and used as weapons. They are frequently depicted in battle scenes on Moche ceramics. Archaeological examples of this type have come from Vicus (Kauffmann Doig; Lumbreras).
Item History
What
- Name
- Mace
- Identification Number
- Sf505
- Type of Item
- mace
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast
- Overall
- height 1.9 cm, diameter 10.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 301 BCE and 300
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0008