This object is a weapon with a heavy head on a solid shaft used to bludgeon opponents.

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
7709 (none) (none) (none) Mace head. Fragment. Chalcedony? Quartzite? HC.11.
9137 (none) (none) B17361 Copper mace head Heavy copper cylinder with projecting points. Inside, the remains of the wooden handle [drawing] nearly 1:1
9168 (none) (none) B17098 Mace head of white marble. Egg-shaped with flat base. [drawing] ht. 0065 TTg Pg 547
11678 (none) (none) (none) Mace Head. Limestone? Gypsum? On the top, lion devouring another beast(?) On the sides bearded bulls. Inscription(much broken) Dedication to Shamash possibly by Nannar-?(?) son or daughter of AN-BU (?)(of Mari)?
11954 (none) (none) (none) Mace head. Pinkish marble. [drawing 1:1]
14974 (none) 1930,1213.238 (none) Mace head. Pear-shaped. Very dark green pebble. Rather roughly cut but will polished type of Egyptian 2nd pre-dynastic.
16231 (none) (none) (none) Mace head. White limestone. Pear-shaped with incised design. [drawing 1:1]
16260 (none) (none) (none) Mace head, limestone, fragment. Pear-shaped; having in relief a presentation(?) scene with seated god and standing adorant-much weathered. [drawing 1:1]
16331C (none) (none) (none) Collection of Mace heads Stone [A-F] 6 intact [G-J] 4 broken (half only) Squat pear shape Limestone, mottled, marble, red sandstone. Types [drawing] Vol VII Hts vary from 0055-0035 Type [drawing} Incised decoration-lines running vertically down the mace head. X Museum Tablet Room. House 3, A.H
16331D (none) (none) (none) Collection of Mace heads Stone [A-F] 6 intact [G-J] 4 broken (half only) Squat pear shape Limestone, mottled, marble, red sandstone. Types [drawing] Vol VII Hts vary from 0055-0035 Type [drawing} Incised decoration-lines running vertically down the mace head. X Museum Tablet Room. House 3, A.H
16331E (none) 1931,1010.121 (none) Collection of Mace heads Stone [A-F] 6 intact [G-J] 4 broken (half only) Squat pear shape Limestone, mottled, marble, red sandstone. Types [drawing] Vol VII Hts vary from 0055-0035 Type [drawing} Incised decoration-lines running vertically down the mace head. X Museum Tablet Room. House 3, A.H
16331F (none) 1931,1010.124 (none) Collection of Mace heads Stone [A-F] 6 intact [G-J] 4 broken (half only) Squat pear shape Limestone, mottled, marble, red sandstone. Types [drawing] Vol VII Hts vary from 0055-0035 Type [drawing} Incised decoration-lines running vertically down the mace head. X Museum Tablet Room. House 3, A.H
16333 (none) 1931,1010.120 (none) Mace head. Grey and white mottled marble. Squate pear-shaped.
16335 (none) (none) (none) Mace head. Grey stone. [drawing]
16337 (none) (none) (none) Mace head. White limestone. Bottom end missing. [drawing]
16342 (none) (none) (none) Mace head. White limestone. Pear-shaped.
16343 (none) (none) (none) Mace head. Pear-shaped. Fluted Limestone
16544 (none) (none) (none) Mace head, diorite (see U.16543) Dedicated to Pa-sag HC..
17114 (none) (none) (none) Limestone mace-head. Rounded pear-shaped.
17236 (none) (none) (none) Macehead [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
17402 (none) 1931,1010.122 (none) Mace head. Stone. Dark grey. Pear shaped, squat.
17646 (none) (none) (none) Beads about 70 of rock crystal, agate, carnelian, steatite and granite (?). With them, an object in white limestone a disk (badly chipped) pierced in the center, flat and with slight mushroom stem and a second hole in the flat part. [drawing 1:1]
17892A (none) (none) (none) Mace-head. White limestone. Plain: surface slightly worn. [drawing 1:1]
17893A (none) (none) (none) Mace-head. [A-B] Two of white limestone. Poorly shaped and rather damaged: B has its surface much decayed. [drawing 1:2]
18223 (none) 1933,1013.98 (none) Macehead. Very flat type, of extremely hard and white limestone. A hole has been made, apparently intentionally between the center and one side of the rim.
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Votive Maces