Macehead

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This stone macehead was found at Ardoch in Perthshire. It was a high status object, used between 2900 and 2400 BC.

The light brown macehead is of a 'cushion' type. It is sub-rectangular in plan, and has a round hole for a handle slightly towards one end.

Stone maceheads were used as prestige items - symbols of power and, possibly, of rank - for several centuries. They were often made from attractive rocks, and rarely show signs of use.

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• Online ID: 000-100-033-082-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.AH 211
• Date: Between 2900 and 2400 BC
  
• Material: Stone, light brown
  Mace head
  
• Dimensions: 3.90" L x 1.90" max W x 1.35" max thick
  
• What: Mace head
  
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• Where: Scotland, Perthshire, Little Dunkeld, Ardoch
  
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• Description: Mace head of light brown stone, cushion type, from Ardoch, Perthshire
  
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