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Description: | A heavily corroded fragment of an iron spearhead of probable Roman date. The suggested dating of this piece is based on the form of the socket (see below), several examples of which can be seen in the "Catalogue of the Romano-British Iron tools, fittings and weapons in the British Museum" (W.H. Manning; 1985; plates 76-81). The closest parallels to this piece are categorised as Group IV and dated to the mid 1st century AD (Manning; pp. 168).The socket has been formed by bending the metal into an open-backed cylinder which is of roughly equal diameter throughout its length. The edges of this socket section are heavily damaged. The socket extends smoothly into the blade - only a small part of this survives, but it seems likely that it was once triangular.The object measures 86.4mm long, 32.2mm wide and 15.8mm thick. The weight is 47.6g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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