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A man holding the mace, to show scale. The design of the mace is derived from an ancient battle weapon and the Roman fasces. The ceremonial mace is 46 inches (120 cm) high and consists of 13 ebony rods—representing the original 13 states of the Union—bound together by silver strands criss-crossed over the length of the pole. The rods are ...
The mace was made in England in 1938 and passed through several owners before being purchased by an art dealer. [5] Each day that the House is in session, the mace is placed in the House chamber by the sergeant-at-arms, Jay Pearson. [1] When not in use, the mace is on display in the old hall of the House of Delegates. [4]
Some officials of the medieval Eastern Roman Empire carried maces for either practical or ceremonial purposes. Notable among the latter is the protoallagator, a military-judicial position that existed by about the 10th century A.D. and whose symbols of office were reported by the Palaiologan writer Pseudo-Kodinos in the 14th century to include a silver-gilt mace (matzouka).
The following cases involve the adoption of the fasces as a symbol or icon, although no physical re-introduction has occurred. Aiguillettes worn by aides-de-camp in many Commonwealth armed forces bear the fasces on the metal points; the origin of this is unknown, as the fasces is an uncommon symbol in British and Commonwealth heraldry and insignia
The other mace accompanies the Lord Chancellor on official duties outside the House of Lords. [20] Mace A was made in the reign of Charles II c. 1672, is 1.56 m (5.1 ft) long and weighs 11.21 kg (24.7 lb). [21] Mace B was made in the reign of William III and Mary II in 1695, is 1.58 m (5.2 ft) long and weighs 11.82 kg (26.1 lb). [22]
It is derived from the word "mazza", the Italian word for mace. The mace (or mazza) was the primary weapon in Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries, and the area around Milan in northern Italy was a primary site of manufacture for the Italian mace that was most popular during this period.
They instead use the old mace (used from 1987 to 2016) from the Legislative Library, Archives and Museum. [4] During the election of Lord Allan Velasco at the Celebrity Sports Plaza on October 12, 2020, they used a replica mace with the House's old seal design, which House Sergeant at Arms Ramon Apolinario called as "not the official mace". [5]
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