Accession No
1923.181 A
Description
Socketed copper alloy spearhead. Leaf-shaped blade with wide midrib on both sides. Hollow socket with circular cross-section, fragmented on one side. The shoulders of the blade and the socket are bent.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; ?Cyprus
Period
Late Bronze Age
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.181 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
135mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old typewritten label adhered to one side of the blade: 'FROM BRYCE WRIGHT, 90, GT. RUSSELL ST., LONDON.' Written in pen over the top: '11'.
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1923.181 A-B: 'Two bronze spearheads without loops and flat rounded median ribs.'
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
Conservation (Remedial)
CON.1974.25 | Remedial
Event Date 26/3/2020
Author: Kirstie French
Description (Physical description)
One bronze spearhead without loops and flat, rounded median ribs.
Event Date 26/3/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Socketed copper alloy spearhead. Leaf-shaped blade with wide midrib on both sides. Hollow socket with circular cross-section, fragmented on one side. The shoulders of the blade and the socket are bent.
Event Date 7/3/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:49603
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