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Macehead

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from Orkney

Macehead
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A mace was a ceremonial weapon, used principally as a status symbol between 3100 and 2500 BC. This macehead was found in Orkney. It was a prestige item, used to display status between {DATES}.

This macehead looks like a flattened pestle in shape, and is called a 'proto-cushion' type. It has been made of an attractive bonded and speckled stone, and has a straight shafthole towards one end.

Stone maceheads were used as prestige items - symbols of power status - from the late 4th to the early 2nd millennium BC. They were often made from attractive rocks, and rarely show signs of use.

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