2005-11-18 14:47:59 Adam Daubney adaubney 2011-02-24 13:17:45 Daniel Pett dpett LIN-DE7E13 mace Half of a stone mace head, broken across the haft hole. The mace is an elongated oval in plan and has an hour glass shaped hole drilled in the centre. At one end of the hole there is a series of vertical grroves, approximately 5mm in length and spaced circa 1mm apart. These marks might have been intentionally made to increase the grip of bone wedges forced into the socket in order to make the haft more secure. The surface of the mace has been polished and is very smooth to the touch. The tip of the mace is pointed and a darker colour around the lip. The area immediately above the lip is notably more polished than the rest of the surface, presumably due to useage of the mace. The stone is a greenish colour with quartz inclusions. The object is perhaps a Langdale greenstone. Half of a stone mace head, broken across the haft hole. The mace is an elongated oval in plan and has an hour glass shaped hole drilled in the centre. At one end of the hole there is a series of vertical grroves, approximately 5mm in length and spaced circa 1mm apart. These marks might have b... Stone MESOLITHIC MESOLITHIC Early NEOLITHIC Late -8300 -2100 88 84 33 Good Incomplete 2005-11-18 14:47:59 LINCOLNSHIRE NORTH KESTEVEN OSBOURNBY POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Chance find during metal detecting 1 LIN Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2005 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.