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Description: | Early Medieval (c. mid 5th to 10th century) iron spearhead: The spearhead has appears to be almost complete and has been bent at c. °80 at the mid point. The lower terminal is a socket, and this has a split running the length of the socket. The blade is 309.5mm which appears to gradually taper. In cross-section the blade is an elongated lozenge with tapering shoulders which meet the socket. The socket gradually expands to its terminal and becomes circular in section.The spearhead measures 409.3mm long, 30.71 wide across the blade, 9.61mm thick at the centre of the blade, 26.51mm and 23.74mm across the socket. It weighs 388g, but that includes soil in the socket.The split in the socket is a trait characteristic of an Anglo-Saxon spearhead, and is therefore dated to the Early Medieval period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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