Accession No

Z 27395.5


Description

Iron socketed spearhead of long, very narrow, possibly angular shape. Long split socket containing compacted soil and traces of mineralised wood. Heavily corroded and delaminating; fragments of socket terminal and blade edge missing.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Gutteridge, H. G. (Prof.)


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 27395.5


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron; Mineralised Wood; Soil


Local Term


Measurements

260mm


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)
Iron socketed spearhead of long, very narrow, possibly angular shape. Long split socket containing compacted soil and traces of mineralised wood. Heavily corroded and delaminating; fragments of socket terminal and blade edge missing.
Event Date 14/5/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins


FM:291687

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