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Description: | An incomplete Middle Bronze Age copper alloy socketed spear-head, dating 1500-1150 BC. The blade is leaf shaped, though the edges are incredibly worn and the tip is missing. Below the blade is a cylindrical shaft which flares towards the base. Midway along the shaft, on either side, are traces of two sideloops. The base is also incredibly worn. The entire object has a dark green patintion with patches of dark brown.A few similar examples can be seen on the PAS database, cf.HESH-218915.Similar looped spearheads have been dated by Margaret Ehrenberg to the Middle Bronze Age specifically the Acton Park 2, Taunton (Cemmaes) or Pennard metalworking traditions (1500 - 1150 BC).This object is therefore likely to be of a similar date.Dimensions: length: 64.87 mm; blade thickness: 3.57 mm; socket diameter: 12.34 mm; weight: 12.76g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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