Accession No
1980.1030
Description
Large iron socketed spearhead of leaf shape with concave edges and a long split socket with possible traces of mineralised wood intact. Corroded.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Little Wilbraham; Streetway Hill
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Hyde-Smith, B. C. (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1980.1030; MAA: 80-36 [conservation lab no]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; ?Mineralised wood
Local Term
Measurements
314mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Anglo Saxon Cemetery
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
See archive GO3/33/2 for drawings of ironwork prior to treatment.
Event Date 1980
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Socketed spear head
Event Date 28/4/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large iron socketed spearhead of leaf shape with concave edges and a long split socket with possible traces of mineralised wood intact. Corroded.
Event Date 14/12/2020
Author: Jane Pettitt
FM:19284
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