Mace
About this object
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).
Physical description
A circular metal mace (head only) with a hole at the centre.
Categories
Materials