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HESH-C092E5: Bronze Age: Spear

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SPEAR

Unique ID: HESH-C092E5

Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast copper alloy fragment from the tip of a Middle or Late Bronze Age spearhead (1500-800 BC). The fragment is broadly triangular in plan and lozenge shaped in cross section. The edges are rolled suggesting loss of the blade facets at the tip. There is no evidence of the base of the socket on the broken edge suggesting that the break is across the upper tip of the spear. A clear raised bevel is present running down the centre of the fragment. The patina is a polished mid green colour with small traces of active corrosion present on the breaks. The fragment measures 32.7mm length, 14.1mm wide, is 6.6mm thick and weighs 8.9 grams.

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1500 BC
Date to: 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32.7 mm
Width: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 8.9 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ledbury

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: HESH
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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