Prehistoric — Neolithic; 2900-2100 BC
Macehead
This Neolithic banded mace-head is possibly of a proto-cushion type dating c. 2900 - 2100 BC. The stone is a tertiary metamorphic rock and its origin could be Orkney or Norway as a result of ice drive erratics. The mace-head is rectangular in plan with rounded ends and oval in cross-section. There is an hourglass perforation located approximately one third along its length. The carving of the mace-head has been worked so the natural banding of the stone forms transverse stripes. The object is undamaged and a small imperfection at one end appears to represent an original minor flaw on the surface of the original nodule.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- 2012.70/1
- Object name:
- macehead
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- Production date:
- Neolithic; 2900-2100 BC
- Material:
- stone
- Measurements/duration:
- L 147.6 mm, W 58.1 mm, T 36.5 mm, DM (perforation max) 20.7 mm, WT 587.8 g, L 148 mm, W 57 mm, D 38 mm, DM 23 (perforation, max) (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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