Record ID: WAW-F1A002
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Bronze Age side-looped spear dating to the Middle Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100BC. The central / lower midrib, both side loops and some of the socketed mouth of the spear survive. The rest is missing due to old breaks. Originally, the spear would have had a leaf-shaped blade. In plan, the midrib is slightly wider at the base, narrowing gradually to the break. The complete, but now sealed, side loops project to either side. The midrib section is circular and hollow, although soil is now present in the cavity. Soil adheres to the surfaces of the spear, but a…
Created on: Sunday 23rd March 2014
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.