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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12358C | (none) | 1929,1017.102 | (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. |
| 12431 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Staff head. Of white shell, with 2 black and 2 white rings from the upper part of the stem. It was lying close to the top crossbar of the silver cow harp and might possibly be the handle of a plectrum. [drawing 1:1] |
| 12442 | (none) | 1929,1017.3 | (none) | Scepter. (Fragments of). The decoration is in bands. At the tip end a mushroom shaped head of shell with inlaid red and blue rosette pattern: then 5 bands of very thin gold foil with impressed designs, separated by bands of lapis: then at least 4 sections of mosaic in blue and white (each 40mm wide) separated by shell rings either single or in pairs with red between |
| 12683 | (none) | 1929,1017.587 | (none) | Copper steelyard [leg of a stool has been crossed out]. Top missing? Square in section. [drawing 1:5] | |
| 14414 | 31-16-757 | (none) | (none) | Clay mace head. Fragment. Drab clay burnt black in the inside: the shape was the normal globular or oviform with vertical flutings: the surface treated with plum-red paint. [drawing] diam 006, ht 008 Vol IV PFT C6 Level -700 | |
| 14922 | 31-17-270 | (none) | (none) | Copper spatula (?) Slender metal rod with flattened disk head. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 14925 | 31-16-481 | (none) | (none) | Stone handle. Perhaps for a drill? [Drawing 1:1] Vol IV: PL. 28 (p.31.16.481) PFT E7-910h-950 |
| 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. |
| 15332 | 31-16-551 | (none) | (none) | Bitumen object. Perhaps a staff-head(?) [drawing 1:1] | |
| 15353 | 31-16-479 | (none) | (none) | Mace-Head. White marble, pear-shaped but rather squat. Found by one of the heads which lay close to each other in confusion in square E7 |
| 1543 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mace head. White hard stone (marble?). Incised with 3 vertical bands of 3 lines each. Chipped. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16170 | 31-43-177 | (none) | (none) | Mace Head. Limestone. White. Fragment. With design in relief of a serpent with a forked toung. Attribute of Nin-gis-Zida? P.31.43.176 Phil. (no photo available) diam 0046 VI BC |
| 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] |
| 16272 | 31-43-252, 31-43-252 | (none) | (none) | Marble Mace-head. fragment of. inscribed: Dingir gi (mil-dSin?) ki-ag dingir en-lil........ Gimil-Sin (?), beloved of the god, Enlil...... HC. BC. Dungi-room I Text: Dungi Many 10 App I (3) VI |
| 16294 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ivory Rod. Circular in section & tapering slightly; both ends missing; broken into many pieces & mended. [additional note on back] |
| 16331A | 31-43-275 | (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 |
| 16331B | 31-43-275 | (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 |
| 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 |
| 16331G | 31-43-277 | (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 Type [drawing} Incised decoration-lines running vertically down the mace head. |
| 16331H | 31-43-279 | (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 Type [drawing} Incised decoration-lines running vertically down the mace head. |
| 16331I | (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 |