Seljuk Maces

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Here are three contemporary images that include an asymmetrical mace, probably known as the qurz from the 12th-13th centuries. This was probably the forebear of the animal-headed mace of later centuries.

A Shahnama scene "The Iranians leave the castle of Farwad", on a Seljuk tile, Iran, 12th-13th centuries

Faridun and Kawad, Seljuk Bowl, Incribed "Wealth", early 13th Century

King with attendants, Seljuk Bowl, late 12th early 13th centuries AD

& drawings of two surviving maces:

366. Iron mace-head, 11th to 13th centuries AD, Iranian, British Museum no. 838.89, London.

388A Iron mace-head, 12th-13th centuries AD, Iranian, Heeramaneck Galleries, New York (Grab P).

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A Shahnama scene "The Iranians leave the castle of Farwad", on a Seljuk tile, Iran, 12th-13th centuries
Faridun and Kawad, Seljuk Bowl, Inscribed "Wealth", early 13th Century
King with attendants, Seljuk Bowl, late 12th-early 13th centuries AD

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Seljuk Turk Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

 

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Sasanian bull-headed mace & Scepter in the shape of a bull's head
Bull- (or cow-) headed maces are mentioned in the Shahnama. This may have influenced later maces.

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12th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

 

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