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Unique ID: YORYM-6ED7A7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a copper alloy socketed spearhead dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 – 800 BC. The object consists of the tip of the spearhead which has a pronounced central spine and a partial broken socket. The object also has partially retained wings which are missing large aspects and those retained are heavily abraded. An insufficient portion of the spear remains to prove diagnostic, therefore a specific type cannot be attributed, though it is probably comparable with the range of spearheads in Davis Groups 6-11.
The metal is a dark green with a heavily pitted and corroded patina.
Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: Unique ID: GLO-F2F1FF, Unique ID: NARC-B41416, Unique ID: NLM-A82A87 and Unique ID: SUR-219BC8
Class:
Unclear (socketed)
Sub class: Probably Davis Groups 6-11
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1550 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 67.78 mm
Width: 17.56 mm
Thickness: 7.95 mm
Weight: 25 g
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SE4250
Four figure Latitude: 53.9444105
Four figure longitude: -1.36161773
1:25K map: SE4250
1:10K map: SE45SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Davis, R. | 2017 | Object Datasheet No. 3: A Short Guide to Late Bronze Age Spearheads | Online | Later Prehistoric Finds Group | |||
Davis, R. | 2017 | Object Datasheet no.5: A Short Guide to Early and Middle Bronze Age Spearheads | Online | The Later Prehistoric Finds Group |