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# Mace (chob)

Paintings in miniature and chronicles of the Mughal court reveal that ceremonial maces were often richly ornamented and made of luxurious materials, this piece being a rare surviving example.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1595–1604 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-228-1927](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-228-1927) · Pramāṇa
