Staff of office or horseman's parade mace

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Staff of office or horseman's parade mace (WA2013.1.20)

© Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford (image)

Faceted staff, nine sections of different-coloured jasper with silver-gilt mounts.

Details

Title

Staff of office or horseman's parade mace
Associated place

Prague (probable) (probable place of creation)

Germany (possible) (possible place of creation)

Vienna (possible) (possible place of creation)
Date

c. 1375 - 1450
Material and technique

jasper, silver-gilt
Object type

ceremonial staff
Dimensions

47 cm (length)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.
Museum location

Second floor | Gallery 53 | European Goldsmiths' Work
Museum department

Western Art
Accession no.

WA2013.1.20

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Further reading

Wilson, Timothy, Winterbottom, Matthew, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum (Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford, 2015)

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