Mace Head
Unknown artist
Date: 1st–3rd century
Medium: Copper (cast)
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 × W. 2 1/2 × D. 3 1/2 in. (6.7 × 6.4 × 8.9 cm)
Classification: Metal-Implements
Country: Peru
Culture: Vicús
Themes: Weapons
Bequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986
Date range
100 – 300
Largest dimension
8.9 cm
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