أضواء جديدة على رنك الدبوس شعار الجمقدار

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period, which was first discovered by L.

A.

Mayer in 1937.

It examines the mace in its
historical and archaeological context as an individual weapon during wars; as a means
for releasing cartridges of fire, naphtha, and gunpowder during mamlūk ceremonies; as
well as being a mamlūk emblem representing a military office in the mamlūk court.

It
inspects a number of the most important military maces, and represents various figures
أضواء جديدة على رنک الدبوس شعار الجمقدار
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and illustrations often referred to in mamlūk manuscripts and treatise on chivalry or
warfare.

Moreover, it explores a number of mamlūk glazed earthenware and enameled
glass with this emblem that had previously been either overlooked, or had been
identified as the emblem of trumpet by Mayer & those writing after him.

The method
followed here has revealed the confusion & error Mayer and those who followed his
footsteps fell into.

This paper seeks to distinguish between the mace as a mamlūk
emblem and the trumpet, which is not an emblem at all as had once been believed.

The
confusion is mainly due to the great similarity between the trumpet and the mamlūk
maces represented either having a bell-shaped head, a triangular form, or lotus_shaped;
all of which have been demonstrated in the illustrations attached.