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Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Bolthead	NCL-D53584	Roman	Northumberland	xml | csv json
Roman copper alloy bolthead for use with a catapult. The head is of triangular section as opposed to the more usual square sectioned type (see Bishop and Coulston for examples). The upper half of the head is curved, probably through use, and the tip is missing. The break appears to have occure...