Accession No

Z 16382


Description

Angular, straight-sided iron spearhead with split socket. Corroded; remains of mineralised wood in socket.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Magdalene College


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Magdalene College, Cambridge


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 16382


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

275mm


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Found: River Cam.
See 1896.174
Event Date 4/9/1986
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett: 'Spearhead - some wood still present in the socket'.
Event Date 30/4/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Angular, straight-sided iron spearhead with split socket. Corroded; remains of mineralised wood in socket.
Event Date 12/5/2021
Author: Jane Pettitt


FM:9038

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