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Description: | An incomplete cast bronze spearhead, probably dating to the late Bronze Age, between c. 1200 ? c. 700 BC (length: 56mm; width: 24mm; thickness: 15mm; weight: 25.18g). It is difficult, due to the artefact being incomplete, to identify if it is a riveted or socket-looped spearhead. A leaf-shaped spearhead, but with the cylindrical socket broken and only the blade end remaining. The width of the midrib at the tip measures 6mm, which then expands to approximately 15mm where the blades to either side terminate and the artefact has an uneven break. The blade wings to either side of the midrib are on average 6mm in width and 5mm thick. The edge bevel and cutting edge on the blades are incomplete and badly corroded with some areas of bronze disease. Importantly, there is also a large amount of wood still remaining within the incomplete socket. Overall, the spearhead is in a very worn and corroded condition with very little of the original surface remaining and large areas of bronze disease throughout. The artefact has a dark green patina. Similar examples are illustrated in H N Savory?s ?Guide Catalogue of the Bronze Age Collections?, 1980, pages 112 & 175, fig 27, ref nos 227-229, which are all examples of socket-looped spearheads, found at Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, Glamorgan; Llanfair Clydogau, Cardiganshire and Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire respectively. Other examples are also illustrated in M R Ehrenberg?s ?Bronze Age Spearheads from Berks, Bucks and Oxon?, 1977, pages 34, 41, 44 & 52, ref nos 36, 74, 94 & 142, which are described as ?pegged leaf-shaped spearheads? and were found at Cookham, Berks; Maidenhead, Berks; Pusey, Berks (Oxon) and Old Windsor, Berks respectively. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1200
700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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