Accession No

Z 27395.3


Description

Small, iron socketed spearhead of narrow, leaf shape with curved sides and a split socket. Mineralised wood within socket. Heavily corroded and delaminating; small fragment of socket terminal missing.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Gutteridge, H. G. (Prof.)


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 27395.3


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron; Mineralised Wood


Local Term


Measurements

150mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 27395[.1-12] reads: 'Irons spearheads, and one ferrule with traces of wooden shaft.'
Event Date
Author: Annie Tomkins


Description (Physical description)
Small, iron socketed spearhead of narrow, leaf shape with curved sides and a split socket. Mineralised wood within socket. Heavily corroded and delaminating; small fragment of socket terminal missing.
Event Date 14/5/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins


FM:291685

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