Mace, 19th century, Iranian, Steel, gold, L. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 15 oz. (879 g); head: 4 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (12 x 14.5 cm), Shafted Weapons, The ox-headed mace is associated with the heroes of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), the poet Firdausi’s epic of pre-Islamic Iran completed in a.d. 1010. The mace reproduces the hero Bahram Gur’s weapon made in memory of the cow that nursed him
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Mace, 19th century, Iranian, Steel, gold, L, 32 1/2, 82.6 cm, Wt, 1 lb, 15 oz, 879 g, head, 4 3/4 x 5 3/4, 12 14.5, Shafted Weapons, ox-headed, mace, associated, heroes, Shahnama, Book, Kings, poet Firdausi, epic, pre-Islamic Iran, completed, d, 1010, mace reproduces, hero Bahram, Gur, weapon, memory, cow, nursed
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