Copper-alloy, 145 grams, 49.13 mm. 12th-14th century AD. A robust casting comprising a long tubular socket with narrow collar and three rows of pyramidal spikes. Mounted on a short haft, the mace formed an impressive weapon for delivering blunt-trauma injuries. Reference: cf. the mace head from the Bank of England site in London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, p.75. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, found near Heddingham Castle in the 1960's.