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Description: | A copper alloy fragment of a Socketed Spear head of Bronze Age date (1150-800 BC). The object is sub-triangular in shape, the tip, majority of the blade and part of the socket are missing due to old, abraded breaks. The socketed portion is circular and runs through the length of the object. The blades taper in toward the tip suggesting a leaf shaped form. There are retained casting seams at the base of the blade on each side.The metal is a dark brown in colour with large areas of green corrosion.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: WILT-B83B8F, ESS-0DF35D and LEIC-C730A8Length: 60.97mm, Width: 23.84mm, Thickness: 16.67mm, Weight: 26.40g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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