Loading
Mace head
200 B.C.E.–200 C.E.
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
Mace heads were a common form from at least the Early Intermediate Period (200 B.C.E.–600 C.E.). The first examples appear in stone, associated with Chavín and Salinar cultures. The succeeding Moche and Nasca developed copper mace heads, which they depict in painted scenes of hand-to-hand combat on ceramic vessels. The pointed star-shaped maces would remain popular throughout Andean cultural history.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Mace head
- Date Created: 200 B.C.E.–200 C.E.
- Physical Dimensions: 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (8.89 × 7.94 × 7.94 cm)
- Type: Tools and Equipment
- External Link: https://www.dma.org/object/artwork/3128194/
- Medium: Stone
- period: Early Intermediate Period
- culture: Salinar
- Credit Line: Dallas Museum of Art, The Nora and John Wise Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jake L. Hamon, the Eugene McDermott Family, Mr. and Mrs. Algur H. Meadows and the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated, and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Murchison
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
