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Description: | An almost complete knapped barbed and tanged arrowhead of early Bronze Age date. The arrowhead is triangular in plan with a pointed ovate cross section. Two small semi-circular notches have been chipped into the base of the object to form the central tang and flanking barbs. The bards are an unequal length and the tip of the arrowhead has been lost to a sharp break. The arrowhead has been formed on a tertiary flake which has been bi-facially worked with covering, scaled, low angle invasive retouch.The flint is a semi-translucent brown colour and is not patinated. The arrowhead is 24.1mm long, 21.6mm wide, 4.9mm thick and weighs 1.9g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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