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1935.48.4

Steel mace with small ball-head and hilt of sabre type with counterguard and red velvet padding. [SM 12/02/2007]


1935.48.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Steel mace with small ball-head and hilt of sabre type with counterguard and red velvet padding. [SM 12/02/2007]
Long description
Steel mace with small ball-head and hilt of sabre type with counterguard and red velvet padding. The ball head is decorated with incised cross-hatching and the hilt is decorated with an incised chevron pattern and incised diagonal lines. The counter-guard padding is also decorated with brocade around the edges [SM 12/02/2007]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1935
Date collected
By 1935
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1935
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Material Velvet Textile, Process Padded, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 115 mm, Length: max 715 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1935.48.4

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