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Description: | A fragment from a cast copper alloy spearhead of Middlle Bronze Age date. Only a short section from one side of a spearhead socket survives intact, the remainder missing due to old breaks. It is approximately rectangular in shape with a curved profile and terminates in all directions in old breaks. The surfaces are corroded and although retaining some of the very bright yellow coloured copper alloy on the exterior also have darker patches of red/brown or purple where this has worn away, probably as a result of deposition in acidic or peaty soils. The fragment measures 47.31mm in length, 17.57mm in width, 1.94mm in thickness, and weighs 9.38g.This object was found in proximity to a complete socketed spearhead of Middle Bronze Age date (SF-54C472). The surfaces demonstrate a similar state of preservation and corrosion and it is likely that they are both from similar contexts and similar dates. It would belong in the period c.1500-1200 BC.
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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