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SPEAR
Unique ID: LON-0A640E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Incomplete Late Medieval-Post medieval wrought iron spear head. Small rounded lozenge shaped point which tapers sharply to the short socket, there are long parallel projecting strips (Langets) that are broken at varying lengths, the longest still retaining a small nail used to secure the point in place. There is concretion on the point and around the socket, the surface of the object is black in colour and one side of the point has some corrosion pitting. The point itself is quite blunt and in it's present state would not have been particularly effective as a weapon, there is little suggestion that much has been lost to corrosion, it may be the case that this is a ceremonial weapon or a flag topper. The spearhead is diamond shaped in section. The style of the object would suggest it has a date of c.16th-17 century AD.
Length: 126.47mm
Width of point: 30.14mm
Thickness of point: 4.88mm
Weight: 73.62g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 126.47 mm
Width: 30.14 mm
Thickness: 4.88 mm
Weight: 73.62 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Katharine's and Wapping (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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