Persian and Ottoman maces

estcrh · 25th June 2017, 09:40 PM

Some known ancient Persian mace examples from The Arts of the Muslim Knight
The Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection, by Bashir Mohamed, 2008

Seljuk Maces

The mace without a description......... "Persian mace head, 10th-12th century, bronze, maces were used as cavalry weapons, but were also symbols of power or office. A Shah-nama illustration from around 1340 shows the hero Gudarz surrounded by guards with maces of the same type as this one. Gudarz himself is shown seated holding a mace that ends in a lion’s head, L: 16.5 cm."

25th June 2017, 09:40 PM	#14
estcrh Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,492	Some known ancient Persian mace examples from The Arts of the Muslim Knight The Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection, by Bashir Mohamed, 2008 Seljuk Maces The mace without a description......... "Persian mace head, 10th-12th century, bronze, maces were used as cavalry weapons, but were also symbols of power or office. A Shah-nama illustration from around 1340 shows the hero Gudarz surrounded by guards with maces of the same type as this one. Gudarz himself is shown seated holding a mace that ends in a lion’s head, L: 16.5 cm." Attached Images Last edited by estcrh; 26th June 2017 at 12:04 AM.

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