Mauro Fiorentini
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Here're the measures of war maces used by Piceni in the Middle Iron Age (6th to 5th Century b.C.):
Campovalano, tomb no. 69: iron, 5,5 centimeters high, 3,8 cent. diameter; Campovalano, tomb no. 69: iron, 4,3 cent. high, 3,9 cent. diameter; Campovalano, tomb no. 135: iron, 3,8 cent. high, 5,5 cent. diameter; S. Egidio alla Vibrata, tomb no. 1: iron, 4,2 cent. diameter; Matelica, tomb no. 1: limestone, 4,8 cent. high, 4,1 cent. diameter.
And there are two scepters found in Matelica, tomb no. 1. These two scepters were entirely made of wood, so that only bronze decorations remain. These decorations allow us to suppose the following measures:
overall length: 35 centimeters; maximum diameter of the top sphere: 5,7 cent. maximum length of the sphere decorations: 5,8 cent (they're in palm shape).
These decorations had a lower bronze band thar is 4,5 cent. high; smaller bands (0,6 cent. high) were around the lower end of the sceptre.
Hope it helps! Greetings, Mauro.
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