Accession No
Z 18064 B
Description
Small, leaf-shaped copper alloy spearhead with flat, non-functional shaft. Evidence of a possible suspension loop for use as a pendant.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Girton College, Cambridge [donor]; Jenkinson, Francis John Henry [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 18064 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
51mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Miniature spear?
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
?Grave 58.
Event Date 1881
Author: maa
Context (References)
Hollingworth, Edith Joan, and Maureen M. O'Reilly. (1925). The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Girton College, Cambridge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Event Date 1925
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Small, leaf-shaped copper alloy spearhead with flat, non-functional shaft. Evidence of a possible suspension loop for use as a pendant.
Event Date 19/11/2020
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:9167
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