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Record ID: LIN-6CDCC8
Object type: MACE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible unfinished stone macehead of Bronze Age to Neolithic in date.
The object is sub-oval and D-shaped in cross-section with two flat faces, one with a circular off-centre indentation measuring 23.75 mm in diameter and c.11 mm in depth. The stone is dark grey, pitted with quartz inclusions. One edge is flattened (the lowest edge in the image), while the remaining are curved or slightly convex.
Overall dimensions are as follows Length: 93.16 mm; Width: 80.43 mm; Thickness: 61 mm; Weight: over 200g.
Created on: Monday 25th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th October 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-856181
Object type: MACE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a perforated stone mace head or pebble hammer. It was broken in antiquity irregularly through the shaft hole, which is cylindrical and approximately 12 - 15mm in diameter. The shaft hole has been drilled from each side, meeting about halfway across, with the second bore slightly misaligned. The stone is heavily weathered and pitted, as well as cracked. It is almost lozenge shaped in section and a pointed oval in plan. The stone is probably quartzite and is a light yellow grey colour.
An important clue to its age is given by the fact that the shaft hole is drilled and not …
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2020
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMS-634A82
Object type: MACE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A stone mace head fragment, 56mm in diameter with a residual length of 56mm. This mace head is probably of the ovoid or pestle type and was broken in antiquity irregularly through the shaft hole, which is cylindrical and approximately 21mm in diameter. The shaft hole has been drilled from each side, meeting about halfway across, with the second bore slightly misaligned. The stone is heavily weathered and pitted, with the domed end also showing signs of abrasion.
The fragment was found in about 1980 while ploughing. An important clue to its age is given by the fact that the shaft…
Created on: Monday 13th December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd July 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Garveston', grid reference and parish protected.
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