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Description: | A wrought iron medieval arrowhead of 'spearpoint' type. The corroded arrowhead has a circular socket which is damaged but when complete would have measured approximately 10.5 mm in diameter. The head is triangular in shape with very short barbs. It is lozenge shaped in section. The arrowhead measures 56.42 mm long, 15.59 mm wide, 9.36 mm thick and weighs 6.3 grams.Arrowheads found outside a dated archaeological context are difficult to date precisely. Their typological sequences do not necessarily correspond to a chronological development and so attempting to date them on stylistic grounds is problematic (Borg 1991, 79-80). It is also uncertain whether this arrowhead would have been used in battle or for hunting, although the latter is perhaps more probable.
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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