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SPEARHEAD
Unique ID: DOR-9A6EE6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed spearhead (1150 - 800BC). This object is in two pieces, found at different times. The spearhead has a leaf-shaped blade remaing on one side and a pronounced hollow mid-rib extending to the broken tip. The remaining edges of the blade are bevelled. The socket is circular. The mouth of the socket is damaged at one side. There are remnant s of side loops on both sides of the lower part of the socketed end. There is a large irregular hole on side of the lower part of the socketed end.
Date: Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC - 800 BC
Dimensions: 139.68 mmx x 22.04 mm x 25.35 mm. Thickness of wall - 2.29 mm
Weight: 85.67 g
A silmilar spear is recorded in database record DOR-FD69C8.
There is a difference in the surface colour and condition between the two pieces resulting from surface treatment of the lower section by the finder.
Class: Side-looped
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 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 139.68 mm
Width: 22.04 mm
Thickness: 25.35 mm
Weight: 85.67 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 016473
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Portesham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SY6386
Four figure Latitude: 50.67248022
Four figure longitude: -2.52496504
1:25K map: SY6386
1:10K map: SY66NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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