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Description: | Cast copper alloy miniature socketed spearhead.The spearhead is leaf-shaped and has a mid-rib on either side. The blade narrows from the rib towards the blade edge. The tip is bent over and well patinated. It is not clear whether this was intentional mutilation of the object or post-depositional damage.The shaft is conical and broken on on side. There appears to be the remains of wood in the base of the socket.Miniature spears are difficult to date although they are thought to range from circa 400BC to the mid-late 1st century AD.
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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