Skip to main content

Maces

Scope note

Clubs used throughout Europe mainly from the 11th to the 17th century, made either entirely of metal or of a wooden shaft with a metal head, the head having longitudinal grooves or flanges and sometimes surmounted by a spike.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300037214

Broader Terms used

clubs (weapons)

Narrower Terms used

mace head

Equivalent Terms used

mace

Created

12yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: maces" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-86873 Accessed: 2024-03-28 10:47:32

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-86873|title=Terminology definition for: maces|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 10:47:32|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/terminology/term-86873

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...