Iron, 300 grams, 52.05 mm. 12th-15th century AD. A sturdy example of a medieval mace head comprising a rectangular cast socket with a lozengiform spike on each face. Above the upper edge, the mace head is partly encosed to trap the end of the (about 24 mm thick) wooden shaft within. Reference: cf. flanged mace head from London in London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich,1993 plate XVII. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.