Accession No
1923.316 A
Description
Copper alloy spearhead. Leaf-shaped blade with midrib on both sides. Long thin tang with circular cross-section, slightly hooked at the end. The surfaces are corroded.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus; Famagusta District; Salamis
Period
Bronze Age
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.316 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
220mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bronze tanged spearhead of Cypriote type.
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
Context (References)
cf: Wilson, V. (1980). 'The Tubbs-Munro excavations at Salamis 1890' in M. Yon (ed.), Colloque International 'Salamine de Chypre'. État des Recherches, Paris, p. 61-70.
Event Date 1980
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Analysis)
In an email on 13 June 2016, Thomas Kiely from the British Museum, noted that 1923.316 A-B are Bronze Age and 'Salamis' might mean 'Enkomi' to the west... I wonder if they and the others [items from Salamis, Cyprus] came from one of the Lawrence-Cesnola auctions in the 1880s, though I have speculated that Ransom got some things from the [Cyprus Exploration Fund] (perhaps as a private donor)'.
Event Date 13/6/2016
Author: maa
Conservation (Remedial)
CON.1974.27 | Remedial
Event Date 26/3/2020
Author: Kirstie French
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy spearhead. Leaf-shaped blade with midrib on both sides. Long thin tang with circular cross-section, slightly hooked at the end. The surfaces are corroded.
Event Date 7/3/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:49651
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