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Description: | An incomplete Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead (c. 2500 BC-c. 1500 BC).This arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan and an elongated pointed-oval shape in cross-section and side view. Both barbs remain, albeit in a blunted fashion. The tang is short, relatively wide and straight with a flat end and the barbs are straight and rounded. It has been knapped using both direct and indirect percussion techniques. Both long sides of the arrowhead have fine invasive, sub-parallel and low angled retouch to create a sharp edge.The arrowhead remains in good condition.The arrowhead is a semi-transcluscent blue grey motled at each end with brown/cream colour darkening as it thickens. There is substantial small dark brown speckling across the grey area.Measurements: 30.2mm long, 20.3mm wide, 4.3mm thick and 2.36g in weight
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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