View Single Post
Old 19th May 2005, 01:53 AM   #4
VANDOO
(deceased)
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: OKLAHOMA, USA
Posts: 3,138
Default MACES, ADDED TO THIS POST

THE FIRST MACE IS A COPPER MACE HEAD OF MOCHIE ORIGIN I HAVE NO MORE INFO ON IT.
THE SECOND MACE OR SEPTER HEAD IS STONE AND FROM COSTA RICA, NICOYA GROUP CA. 800 TO 1200 AD, IT IS 4 IN LONG AND REPRESENTS A ZOOMORPHIC FELINE HEAD.
THE THIRD ONE IS A INCA STONE MACE BUT I HAVE NO MORE INFO.

THE FORTH ONE IS ANOTHER NICOYA SPECIMIN OF THE SAME PERIOD AND COUNTRY, 4 IN. LONG IT REPRESENTS A ZOOMORPHIC HEAD, PROBABLY HUMAN.
THE FIFTH ONE IS A CHAVIN STONE MACE HEAD WITH SIX SWIRLED CRESENT BLADES, CA. 200 B.C.
I ALSO SENT A PICTURE OF A CHIMU COPPER AX WITH A CRESCENTIC COPPER BLADE WITH A SERRATED EDGE.THE WOOD POLE IS 42 IN AND THE BLADE 6 AND 3/4 IN. CA. 800 T0 1200 AD.
IT IS OFTEN SUPRIZING THE GOOD CONDITION IN WHICH SOME OF THE ARTEFACTS ARE FOUND. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA HAVE REVEALED SOME VERY GREAT ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDS. THEY ARE ALSO RICH IN ETHINOGRAPHIC MATERIAL. PERHAPS SOMEONE ELSE HAS SOME PICTURES THAT WOULD FIT IN WITH THIS POST. HINT HINT
Attached Images
 
VANDOO is offline   Reply With Quote