Accession No
Z 25300.3
Description
Iron arrowhead. The blade is roughly triangular in shape; the tang is socketed, of circular section. Heavily corroded surface.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Meldreth; Flambard's Manor
Period
Medieval
Source
Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]; ?Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 25300.3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
56mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Arrowhead; Projectile.
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang
Context (Display)
Old label found with object reads: 'coin of Henry III, buckle, etc., from upper layer of occupation'. A further old label adds: "C.A.S. Proc. Vol. XXXV".
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Found from upper layer of occupation. Excavated by Thomas Charles Lethbridge in 1933.
Event Date 1933
Author: maa
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. and Tebbutt, C.F. (1935). ‘Ancient Lime-kilns at Great Paxton, Hunts., their relation to the Anglo-Saxon Church at Great Paxton, and a Tentative Scheme for dating Pottery of the Late Saxon Period.’ Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 35, pp. 97-105.
Event Date 1935
Author: Jodi Zhang
Description (Physical description)
Iron arrowhead. The blade is roughly triangular in shape; the tang is socketed, of circular section. Heavily corroded surface.
Event Date 5/12/2023
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:18969
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