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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy spearhead. The spear head has a long, slender triangular blade, with a raised midrib resulting in a lozenge-shaped cross section. Beneath the blade is a round collar from which protrudes in integral tang; initially circular in section it quickly turns square before tapering to a flattened point. There is the remains of a possible glue-like substance just beneath the collar. The spear head has a slight nick out of one of the blade wings but otherwise it is in very good condition. It is almost certain that this spearhead is not of British origin (Richard Davis, pers.comm.); similar spearheads are know from the Middle East and date from the Bronze Age. Almost identical examples from Persia are available to purchase on-line. As to how it came to be discovered in Britain, there are three possibilities: 1. It may be an old weapon from a Roman legionary from the Middle East, but in service in Britain. 2. It may have been part of an antiquarian collection, dumped as rubbish by the person who inherited it. 3. It may have been purchased at an antique fair or at a car boot sale.
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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