Maces and spearhead
Steel
AD 1200

Heare are examples of the maces and spearead used by the Muslim soldiers during the Crusades. These weapons come from the citadel of Aleppo, wich was constructed by the great Muslim general, Saladin — or Salâh al-Dîn in Arabic — who fought fiercely against the Crusaders. Looking at the arms, one cannot help but think of how ferocious combat must have been when the two armies clashed.

Aleppo : Citadel
58 cm/50,5 cm/48 cm
National Museum, Damascus 471, 474, 473A

_{© Musée de la civilisation, 1999}