Accession No
TEMP.02518
Description
Spearhead made of iron with a flat leaf-shaped blade, rounded shoulders and tang. A fragment of the tip has broken off and is not present.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; ?Norfolk; ?Downham Market; ?Cambridgeshire; ?Little Downham
Period
?Medieval ?Post Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.02518
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
197mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten label with object reads: 'Little Downham, Norf. p. 97. 51. (C.A.S)'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Amendments / updates)
The label with the object identifies the place as Little Downham, Norfolk, however this is in Cambridgeshire. There may have been confusion between Little Downham and Downham Market which is in Norfolk. The Place field has been updated to reflect both locations.
Event Date 5/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Spearhead made of iron with a flat leaf-shaped blade, rounded shoulders and tang. A fragment of the tip has broken off and is not present.
Event Date 5/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:307749
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