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PERSIAN CEREMONIAL MACE - Demon Head Gorz or
PERSIAN CEREMONIAL MACE - Demon Head Gorz or
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PERSIAN CEREMONIAL MACE - Demon Head Gorz or Processional Mace, Qajar dynasty, late 19th c, in hollow iron damascened with silver, with open mouth that whistles when spun. 30 1/2" long, 4" wide at horns. The horned head represents Yazid I, the leader of the Moslems from 680 to 683, who killed Husain, grandson of Mohammed the Prophet and son of Ali, who had refused Yasid his allegiance. The Shi'ites, who look upon Ali as the legitimate succesor of the Prophet and on Husain as a saint and martyr, carry the mace in the region of Tabriz on the anniversary of Husain's death.
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PERSIAN CEREMONIAL MACE - Demon Head Gorz or

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