Accession No

1934.970


Description

Socketed iron spearhead with two pairs of rivet holes close to base. Shank expands slightly below blade with circumferential ridges either side. Pattern-welded lozenge-shaped blade. Swanton type C2.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; ?Soham


Period

Viking


Source

Westley, E. E. (Miss) [donor]; Westley, James Bland [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1934.970


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

37mm x 270mm


Events

Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. and O'Reilly, M.M. (1934). 'Archaeological Notes'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 34. pp. 90-92, Pl. XIII
Event Date 1934
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Lozenge shaped blade. Open socket with pair of rivet holes near base. Two rings enclosing slight swelling at junction of socket and blade. Not a fully developed knob
Event Date 6/5/1987
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
In July 2013 James Hodgson, BA student at the University of Central Lancashire, has identified this as M.J Swanton Type C2 (cf: A Corpus of Pagan Anglo-Saxon Spear-Types. BAR 1974).
Event Date 7/2013
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
First 11.5 cm of spearhead core possibly pattern welded. Split socket.
Event Date 19/8/2013
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Spearhead with lozenge-shaped blade. Split with pair of rivet holes near base. Two rings enclosing slight swelling at junction of socket and blade. Not a fully developed knob. First 11.5cm of core possibly pattern welded.
Event Date 7/3/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Socketed iron spearhead with two pairs of rivet holes close to base. Shank expands slightly below blade with circumferential ridges either side. Pattern-welded lozenge-shaped blade. Swanton type C2.
Event Date 11/4/2025
Author: Lily Pencliffe


FM:19300

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