Record ID: NCL-245237 - BRONZE AGE spear

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Spear

Unique ID: NCL-245237

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A cast copper-alloy Bronze Age spear head

An incomplete cast copper-alloy spearhead of Bronze Age date. It is heavily corroded, due to this the edges are heavily worn and it has an orange patina. It has a pronounced mid-rib with flat wings, in plan the spear is leaf shaped. In section the spear head is lozenge-shaped with a deep hollow casting. Its appearance suggests parallels with Middle Bronze Age spear heads

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Dimensions and weight

Length: 119.08 mm
Width: 26.13 mm
Thickness: 14.02 mm
Weight: 51.2 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
Parish: Claxby With Moorby

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF3064
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Hannah Farnaby - [view all attributed records]

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