Lot 559

Viking Iron Mace & Chain Flail | Relief Diamond Head | Crosshatch Socket

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Viking Iron Mace & Chain Flail | Relief Diamond Head | Crosshatch Socket
Viking Iron Mace & Chain Flail | Relief Diamond Head | Crosshatch Socket
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Viking Iron Mace & Chain Flail | Relief Diamond Head | Crosshatch Socket

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Starting Bid: $400

(0 Bids)
June 12, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
Louisville, CO, US
Description:

Eastern Steppes, Southern Europe, ca. 9th - 11th century CE. Eastern Steppes / Southern Europe, Viking Age, ca. 9th–11th century CE. A rare and compelling hand-forged and cast iron flail or chain mace, comprising two principal components: a solid square mace head with pointed corners and high-relief concentric diamond elements decorating five faces, connected by a loop-link iron chain to a long conical socket with a lower band of crosshatched decoration.

The conical socket, decorated with a crosshatched band, would have received a wooden haft, completing the weapon. Chain weapons of this type required exceptional skill to wield effectively and were prestige weapons associated with elite warriors of the eastern frontier. Size: 26.63” (67.6cm) overall length.

Provenance: Emily & Walter Mead Collection, Santa Fe, NM., active 1960’s - 1990’s. (Mead Paper Corporation family).

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Item # 71461

  • Condition: Overall black-brown surface patina. Intact.

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Bid Increments
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$0 $749 $25
$750 $1,499 $50
$1,500 $2,999 $100
$3,000 $7,499 $250
$7,500 $14,999 $500
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