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Description: | An incomplete iron Spearhead of Early-Medieval date (AD 450-1066). The object is composed of a small, triangular blade with an integral, split, socketed shaft. The blade is flat with a shallow lozengiform section. The socket expands to a hollow circular section with a diameter of: mm. there are portions of the blade and socket which are missing due to the level of corrosion and post-depositional processes.The split in the socket is a trait characteristic of an Anglo-Saxon date.The metal is mid to dark brown in colour with a large amount of corrosion product over the whole surface of the object.Length: 155.11mm, Width (of shaft): 21.85mm, Width (of head): 17.76mm, Thickness (of head): 8.19mm, Depth (of shaft): 49.25mm, Weight: 78.8g.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: NARC-444096, SWYOR-AD2C21 and FAKL-C128F0
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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