Accession No
1936.834 D
Description
Split socket iron spearhead with a rounded shoulder tapering to a point. A small portion of the socket has come away and is missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Shudy Camps
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]; Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1936.834 D; MAA: Z 21273
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
245mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 21273: 1 large and 1 small iron spearhead.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Anglo Saxon Cemetery, Grave No. 36, Excavated by T.C. Lethbridge in 1933.
Event Date 1933
Author: maa
Context (References)
Lethbridge, Thomas C. (1936). A Cemetery At Shudy Camps, Cambridgeshire. Cambridge Antiquarian Society, Quarto Publications. New Series, V. p.19. fig. 3, no. 4.
Event Date 1936
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1936.834: 'D: Iron Spearhead'
Event Date 1936
Author: maa
Context (References)
Swanton, M.J. (1973). 'The Spearheads of the Anglo-Saxon Settlements.' Leeds: The Royal Archaeological Institute, p. 169.
Event Date 1973
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Amendments / updates)
This spearhead was, at an unknown date, reassigned a Z number (Z 21273) along with a second object. After consultation with the Lethbridge publication it was identified as 1936.834 D, whilst the second object was identified as 1936.849. Whilst the actual length of the object when seen and the length referred to in the publication is slightly different, it is assumed this is due to corrosion of iron.
Event Date 10/7/2015
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Split socket iron spearhead with a rounded shoulder tapering to a point. A small portion of the socket has come away and is missing.
Event Date 13/4/2021
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:19359
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