Maces, Sceptres, Staves
This category includes objects that are fastened to long poles with a topping of some sort.
This category includes objects that are fastened to long poles with a topping of some sort. They are not strictly tools weapons, even though some of them may have been used as such, but may be more of a votive object than a functional object.
Objects: Maces, Sceptres, Staves Export: JSON - XML - CSV
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (none) | (none) | 1919,1011.5042 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1919,1011.5041 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1918,1012.659 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1918,1012.654 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1918,1012.649 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1929,1017.648 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1929,1017.647 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1927,0527.126 | (none) | (none) |
| 10182A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] Copper Objects (4) Small bars of copper, rectangular in section. Found at foot end of grave. Approx. uniform in size. |
| 10182B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] Copper Objects (4) Small bars of copper, rectangular in section. Found at foot end of grave. Approx. uniform in size. |
| 10182C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] Copper Objects (4) Small bars of copper, rectangular in section. Found at foot end of grave. Approx. uniform in size. |
| 10182D | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] Copper Objects (4) Small bars of copper, rectangular in section. Found at foot end of grave. Approx. uniform in size. |
| 10305 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Stem Both ends rounded Broken in 3 pieces, rounded in section. [drawing] |
| 10445A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 long slender rods of copper, two silver plated [A,B], two gold plated [C,D] Corroded together at one gold the gold rods were found apart and are formally 2 distinct rods. Use quite unknown: nothing found with them to explain. |
| 10445B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 long slender rods of copper, two silver plated [A,B], two gold plated [C,D]. Corroded together at ? and the gold rods were found apart and are formally 2 distinct rods. Use quite unknown: nothing found with them to explain. |
| 10445C | (none) | 1928,1010.160 | (none) | [A-D] 4 long slender rods of copper, two silver plated [A,B], two gold plated [C,D]. Corroded together at ? and the gold rods were found apart and are formally 2 distinct rods. Use quite unknown: nothing found with them to explain. | |
| 10445D | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 long slender rods of copper, two silver plated [A,B], two gold plated [C,D]. Corroded together at ? and the gold rods were found apart and are formally 2 distinct rods. Use quite unknown: nothing found with them to explain. |
| 10574 | (none) | 1928,1010.227 | (none) | Staff-head(?) White shell A plain disk, almost flat, below which come strung on the staff 4 rings alternately of black shale and shell. Below them again were 3 shell disks like spindle whorls each with a black ring above: these were much smaller, diam. 0022 as against 034 for the upper rings. |
| 10881 | (none) | 1928,1010.228, 1928,1010.229 | (none) | Shell Staff-head almost flat, plain: attached to it 3 rings, 2 of shell, 1 of black shale. With this, but scattered in the soil in no discernible order were: 13 shell concave disks like spindlewhorls (which perhaps they are), marked with concentric circles |
| 10988 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell Staff-head. With inlaid rosette top, blue and red 8-petalled rosette. Baghdad. |
| 10989 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell Staff-head. In poor condition, broken and imperfect, the top inlaid with an 8-petalled rosette in red and blue. |
| 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)? |
| 11824 | 30-12-440 | (none) | (none) | Remains of Scepter (?) Shell knob inlaid with gold & color, wooden staff also decorated with very thin gold leaf & minute mosaic in lapis & red. Very bad condition. | |
| 11954 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace head. Pinkish marble. [drawing 1:1] |
| 12358B | (none) | 1929,1017.101 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |