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Description: | An incomplete forged iron arrowhead, probably medieval in date. The blades form a broadly triangular shape when viewed in plan - with one barb incomplete and the second missing - and theer is a socket at the base. The socket tapers towards the tip and forms a central spine between the wings. In section, the socket and spine are circular and the wings are broadly flat. The arrowhead has an uneven, corroded, brown surface, with some white/grey patches visible; an unidentified substance. The socket is partially filled, probably with soil. There is a portion of the base of the socket missing in line with the less complete blade. The arrowhead is a maximum of 79.7mm long. The maximum width is 30.7mm, and the socket has a maximum diameter of 11.7mm externally, and 8.8mm internally. The arrowhead has a mass of 20.08g. The arrowhead is very similar to object A.2462 illustrated as item 2 in Plate XV of the London Museum Medieval Catalogue (Ward Perkins, 1940). This is from Bridge Street, London, SW1, but undated. The general form of the arrowhead is also similar to "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. In particular, figure 9, a "lighter version" is similar, although less robust in appearance and with upwardly curving barbs. Figure 6 - the largest sub-group within the category - has a similar basic form, although without pronounced barbs and with a lozenge shaped section. Based on the parallels, the arrowhead recorded here is likely to date from the 11th to the 14th centuries.
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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