Record ID: NCL-96F2A0 - EARLY MEDIEVAL spear

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SPEAR

Unique ID: NCL-96F2A0

Object type certainty: Possibly

A resized image of Early Medieval spear sockets in iron corrosion

A set of at least three cast copper alloy conical sockets, possibly spear sockets, that is part of a larger iron-corrosion aglomeration, probably of 6th century date, and possibly part of an Anglo-Saxon burial.

The sockets are obscured by iron agglomeration, and the appearance of the sockets are also that of iron, but the differential preservation and partial presence on an X-ray indicates a copper-alloy production. One socket is more clearly visible than the other two, for which only the open base can be seen.

Maximum length is 64.38, diameter is 11.92mm and thickness is 1.82mm.

Class: socket

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 600

Dimensions and weight

Length: 64.38 mm
Thickness: 1.82 mm
Diameter: 11.92 mm
Quantity: 3

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: North East
County: Northumberland
District: Alnwick
To be known as: Field 26

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2010 - Monday 18th October 2010

Personal details

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

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