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Unique ID: SWYOR-398C35
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy spearhead dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 – 800 BC. The fragment consists of only the very tip of the spearhead, but it is in excellent condition. It has a narrow and slender tip with a pronounced midrib on both faces which is triangular in section. The tapering wings have slight edge bevels. The wing edges are still sharp, the the rib is also angular enough to feel crisp, and to form a sharp point. The break at the wider end is patinated. The part that survives has straight sides. The patina is almost black, and is smooth and glossy with longitudinal striations. Although only a fragment of the spearhead survives, the narrowness of the blade, and the extent of the midrib (to the tip of the blade) suggest it might be classified as no earlier than Davis Group 6 (2017).
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1550 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.58 mm
Width: 10.36 mm
Thickness: 6.64 mm
Weight: 4.14 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Other reference: PAS Form Number 1790
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SE9000
Four figure Latitude: 53.489024
Four figure longitude: -0.645021
1:25K map: SE9000
1:10K map: SE90SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Davis, R. | 2017 | Object Datasheet no.5: A Short Guide to Early and Middle Bronze Age Spearheads | Online | The Later Prehistoric Finds Group |