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Description: | Early Medieval, Anglo-Saxon, iron spearhead. Blade long,with a gradual taper, the socket is split, with an open joint down its length. The blade has a lozenge-shaped section and has angled shoulders where it meets the socket. While corroded, the weapon is in generally good condition.An attempt was made to classify and date this weapon using the system defined in Bayliss and Hines (2013, 163-170) which uses ratios between spearhead's various elements. These allowed the spearhead the spearhead to be placed in Type SP3a, and sequenced to Periods AS-M C, D, E and F - AD 545-660. In Swanton's earlier classification this spearhead would be placed in Group E4 which was dated to sixth or seventh centuries (Swanton, 1973, 87-91).Length 609mm, Maximum width 29.0mm, Thickness 9.1mm, Mass 427.40g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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