Accession No
Z 27395.12
Description
Large, iron ferrule from the end of a spear shaft. Long, narrow sub-cylindrical cone shape tapering to a pointed terminal at one end, and an open terminal at the other. Mineralised wood contained within socket. Heavily delaminating and corroded; fragments missing from socket terminal.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Gutteridge, H. G. (Prof.)
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 27395.12
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Mineralised Wood
Local Term
Measurements
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)
Large, iron ferrule from the end of a spear shaft. Long, narrow sub-cylindrical cone shape tapering to a pointed terminal at one end, and an open terminal at the other. Mineralised wood contained within socket. Heavily delaminating and corroded; fragments missing from socket terminal.
Event Date 14/5/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:291694
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