Accession No
1948.1642.1
Description
Iron socketed spearhead with angular shoulders; point has broken away and is missing. Split socket with iron rivet still present. One small section has been cleaned of corrosion.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Linton; Linton Heath
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Neville, Richard Cornwallis (Lord Braybrooke) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.1642.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
215mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1948.1642[.1-6]: '6 Spearheads of various sizes... One has socket missing, another has blade missing.'
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1948.1642[.1-6]: '6 Spear heads of various sizes from Linton Heath barrow. One has socket missing, another has blade missing'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Linton Heath Barrow. Not identifiable with any particular grave. Excavated in 1853.
Event Date 1853
Author: maa
Context (References)
Neville, Richard. C. (1854). ‘Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Excavated, January, 1853’. The Archaeological Journal, vol. XI. pp. 95-115 (not illustrated)
Event Date 1854
Author: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Iron socketed spearhead with angular shoulders; point has broken away and is missing. Split socket with iron rivet still present. One small section has been cleaned of corrosion.
Event Date 4/1/2021
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:15972
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