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SPEAR
Unique ID: NLM-659A72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy, silvery sheen suggests tin content.
Spearhead fragment, as identified by finder. Fragment from a spearhead with an ogival section produced by a prominent mid-rib. The angle of the sides suggests an original length in excess of 100mm. Bent along its length, broken at both ends and now heavily abraded. Suggested date: Later Bronze Age, 1200-800 BC.
Length: 31.7mm, Width: 16.8mm, Thickness: 7.9mm, Weight: 9.23gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1200 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.7 mm
Width: 16.8 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm
Weight: 9.23 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010 - Tuesday 31st August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM17094
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wickenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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