Indian Bronze Mace, Based

Six feet of bronze, topped by a tulip of metal.

Metalworkers of Uttar Pradesh, India, cast this mace in bronze, and the record dates it to the mid 18th century. Maces of this kind were commonly carried as ceremonial emblems and weapons across South Asia. A long slender shaft rises from a turned and beaded grip, ending in a head of petal-like flanges around a small finial. The metal has aged to a warm, dark brown with reddish glints. It stands upright on a flat black base.

About 37 inches tall. Rather like a floor lamp with a past.