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Description: | An incomplete forged iron arrowhead, probably medieval in date. The wings form a leaf shape when viewed in plan. It is clear from one blade that there are distinct narrow inwardly curved tapering barbs, at least 11.6mm in length, although these are now rather indistinct due to corrosion and having been bent inwardly towards the socket (and laterally). There is an incomplete socket at the base of the arrowhead which tapers and becomes indistinct towards the upper portion of the barbs. In section, the socket is circular and the wings appear to be very slightly lentoid. The arrowhead has an uneven, corroded, brown surface. There is a rounded but incomplete perforation on one of the extant edges of the socket, at 90 degrees to the orientation of the wings. This may have been to secure the arrowhead to the arrowshaft with a pin or nail. The arrowhead is a maximum of 50.5mm long and 14.6mm wide. It has a mass of 6.32g.
The arrowhead is similar to object A.13718 illustrated as item 28 in Plate XV of the London Museum Medieval Catalogue (Ward Perkins, 1940). This is from the London Wall, but is undated. The general form of the arrowhead is also similar to figure 8 within the ??early multi-purpose forms?? illustrated in ??Medieval Arrowheads?? by Jessop (1997, Finds Research Group 700-1700, Datasheet 22). The arrowheads from this group mainly date from the 11th to 14th centuries. Figure 8 has broader blades and flat ended and more protruding barbs. Based on the parallels, the arrowhead recorded here is likely to date from the 11th to the 14th centuries. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Slarke, Duncan - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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