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THIS IS THE LARGEST AND FINEST stone Inca Pre-Columbian stone star war mace head we have ever offered!!! It is TWICE THE DIAMETER AND THICKNESS of typical examples! The weight and size would have required this weapon to be swung by a very strong warrior single-handed, or possibly, with TWO HANDS. Look at the photo of the thickness and the size of the drilled shaft hole. This was unquestionably, a functional weapon that would have been mounted on a wood shaft handle of at least 1.25" thickness! At this size, such a large stone star mace head would have been such an intimidating shock weapon, able to kill an enemy with a single blow to the head. It has been entirely ground and polished from a single large piece of diorite stone. There is no damage to any part of the mace head and based on its size being SUBSTANTIALLY larger than most specimens, it is likely it was carried by a high ranking noble class warrior and while being functional, was also a display weapon of rank and prestige. The preservation is as perfect as can be! Microscopic ancient sediment deposits are in all micro-crevices with no modern grinding marks - traits only seen on authentic ancient ground stone objects.
This is such an impressive weapon and a prize acquisition for any advanced collection featuring a complete array of Pre-Columbian weapons and war items.
HISTORY
Starting in the beginning of the 13th century A.D. until their final defeat to the Spanish in 1572, the Inca Empire grew to become the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Their peak was between the years 1438 and 1533 where they ruled an area as large as the historical empires of Eurasia. Their territory included Peru, southwest Ecuador, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina, the majority of modern Chile, and southwest Colombia, controlled from their center in the city of Cusco in southeastern Peru.
A number of religious cults existed in the empire with regional beliefs but the Incan leadership practiced the worship of their main sun god, INTI. The Incas considered their king, the Sapa Inca, to be the "son of the sun.".
Despite the Incas building one of the largest imperial states in human history, they lacked many basic inventions. They had no wheeled vehicles, did not use animals for transportation or pulling plows, had no knowledge of iron or steel, and used no form of writing. The Inca Empire functioned largely without money or markets, instead using the barter system for the exchange of goods and services. In light of this, they were far from being a primitive society. The Incas built monumental stone architecture that to this day, still defies explanation. They also developed an extensive system of roads and highways reaching all ends of the empire. Their achievements in finely-woven textiles are legendary, and they developed innovations in farming and architecture in the extreme terrain of the Andes where most civilizations would have never dared occupy.