Accession No
Z 16368.1
Description
Iron spearhead with split socket containing mineralised wood. Possibly leaf shaped but there is significant corrosion and loss from the sides of the blade. Also some loss from the socket.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Soham
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]; Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]; Leaf, C. S. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 16368.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Mineralised Wood
Local Term
Measurements
245mm
Events
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. (1933). 'Anglo-Saxon Burials at Soham, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 33. pp 152-163
Event Date 1933
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (CMS Description)
'Split socket spear head with remains of wood in the socket. K. Sutton 14/6/2001'
Event Date 29/4/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Iron spearhead with split socket containing mineralised wood. Possibly leaf shaped but there is significant corrosion and loss from the sides of the blade. Also some loss from the socket.
Event Date 21/4/2021
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:19585
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