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Mesolithic or Neolithic Mace
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Norfolk County Council, Mary Chester-Kadwell, 2014-03-25 09:40:46
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Mesolithic or Neolithic Mace
Description
English: Perforated object, Mesolithic or Neolithic mace head or pebble hammer fashioned from a naturally water worn pebble of mid-brown Quartzite with an hour glass perforation pecked and drilled from both sides. The hole measure 32mm diameter on one face and 26mm on the other, and narrows to 12mm at the centre. There are some areas of wear to the edges though this may be due to natural forces. A rather large example from Norfolk found at Bawdeswell is recorded on the PAS database (NMS-F78EB4).

The function of these 'mace heads' is enigmatic with interpretations ranging from symbols of power or status to digging stick weights, fishing sinkers or even bolas stones.

Measuring 75 x 71 x 39.5mm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Norfolk
Date between 10000 BC and 2351 BC
Accession number
FindID: 606957
Old ref: NMS-6EA2F4
Filename: 59687_6EA2F4_MES_Mace.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/462064
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/462064/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/606957
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