Mace Made for Henry II of France

Diego de Caias · Spanish

Date: ca. 1540

Medium: Steel, gold, silver

Dimensions: L. 24 in. (60.9 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 8 oz. (1588 g)

Classification: Shafted Weapons

Culture: French

Rogers Fund, 1904

Date range

1515 – 1565

Largest dimension

60.9 cm

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