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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