Accession No
Z 16328.17
Description
Leaf-shaped iron spearhead with split socket. Large piece of wood in socket. Edges of blade corroded.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; ?Barrington
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 16328.17; MAA: ?1889.217; 79
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Mineralised wood
Local Term
Measurements
240mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Cemetery unknown
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to blade: '79'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card Z 16328[.1-37]: '32 spearheads, 2 knives'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label, in pencil: 'Barrington?'
On reverse, in pen: '79'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett Z 16328[.1-37]: '33 spearheads found.'
Event Date 11/1/2001
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Leaf-shaped iron spearhead with split socket. Large piece of wood in socket. Edges of blade corroded.
Event Date 27/4/2021
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:291136
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