A Mamluk mace, 18th century, Forged iron, the six flanges of semicircular form, topped by a half bronze orb, long, partially facetted socket, gilt bronze ring over silver ferrule, gold inlaid flower ornaments, the hardwood grip with pierced hole for a lanyard. Length 64 cm. Provenance: From Napoleon's Egyptian campaign 1798 - 1801. A very similar Mamluk mace is housed in the Musée de l'Armée in Paris (K843-A12694) and is depicted and described in "Les armées francaises à L'époque révolutionnaire", published by the Musée de l'Armée Paris 1989, p., Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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Keywords: 18th, century, flanges, forged, iron, mace, mamluk
