Flail, with stone for extra weight

Made:
1401-1700 in Europe
Flail, European, 15th to 17th centuries

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Flail, European, 15th to 17th centuries
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Flail, European, 15th to 17th centuries

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A212717
Materials:
iron and stone
Measurements:
length 770 mm
max: diameter 130 mm
handle: width 93 mm
type:
flails

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