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Unique ID: LVPL-B9E031
Object type certainty: Certain
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Incomplete cast copper alloy pegged leaf-shaped spearhead dating from the late Middle or Late Bronze Age, probably 1100-800BC. The spearhead has a leaf shaped blade that is lozenge shaped in section. The shaft is broken but is circular in section. The socket is packed with a fibrous material. The surviving original surface has a mid brown patina but is pitted and scratched. The tip of the spearhead is missing and the edge of the leaf-shaped blade are damaged
Length: 101.49mm; width at widest point: 32.88mm; thickness of blade: 5.36mm; thickness at the mid-rib: 13.85mm; socket diameter: 18.64mm; weight: 52.50g
Class:
Pegged
Sub class: Davis (2015) Group 11
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1100 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 101.49 mm
Width: 32.88 mm
Thickness: 13.85 mm
Weight: 52.5 g
Diameter: 18.64 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 23rd August 2016 - Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Other reference: 0485
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
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 |