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'The Farnham Castle' English Medieval Socketted Macehead 'The Farnham Castle' English Medieval Socketted Macehead 'The Farnham Castle' English Medieval Socketted Macehead
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LOT 1410

'The Farnham Castle' English Medieval Socketted Macehead

13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/8 in. (312 grams, 80 mm).

With a long tubular socket and raised circumferential ribs, three tiers of radiating spikes; found with remains of wooden haft in situ. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near Farnham Castle, Farnham, Surrey, UK.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Gilliot, C., Weapons and Armours, Bayeux, 2008, pp.160-161, for similar maceheads.

Footnotes

Maces were in use since the Bronze Age. In the Medieval Western Europe, maces are attested in England as throwing weapons at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. At the end of 12th century A.D., the mace head was made of metal and was, under the influence of Byzantium, one of the weapons of the armoured knight. Originally of round section and armed with strong pyramidal spikes, the mace head evolved into a cylindrical shape, sometimes reinforced with spikes, most often with flanges.

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LOT 1410

'The Farnham Castle' English Medieval Socketted Macehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600

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