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Description: | A complete and undamaged copper-alloy spearhead of late Bronze Age to early Iron Age date. The spear has a leaf-shaped blade. The spear is 284mm in length by 45mm wide. The mouth of the socket is 29.92mm x 25.64mm. The spearhead is 21.12mm wide at its narrowest point where the blade meets the socket. There are visible remains of wood within the socket and the wood is held in place by a transverse iron pin which sits between two holes in the shaft. There are prominent casting seams on each side of the shaft and on either side there is also a low ridge where the shaft meets the blade.The presence of the iron pin suggests a date in the early Iron Age, c700BC.No findspot is known for this object which was found before 1980 at least. The excellent condition of the spear together with the presence of the wood and the iron suggests it probably came from a riverine context and may be a Thames find.Richard Davis kindly comments: I have not found the single groove across the socket at the socket/blade junction in British spearheads. However they are relatively common in northern Europe. Incised decoration on British spears is normally more precise and decorative. This spear may originate from northern Europe - north Germany or Scandinavia.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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