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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