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Mace

Unknown Artist

The spiral fluting on the shaft of this mace represents a style developed by the Mamluks and then spread to other parts of the Middle East.

Credit: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Mid-16th century

Steel

71.1 x 11.4 x 7.6 cm

14.25.1330

Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2025

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