Record ID: SF-8FF11B
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from a Bronze Age object, probably a spearhead or similar of later Bronze Age date. A small rectangular fragment survives preserving a central mid rib that is hollow at its centre, with flattened and tapering blades to either side. The blades are missing their cutting edges, and are separated from the mid rib by single longitudinal grooves. One face of the mid rib has multiple small oval shaped hammer marks, suggestive of deliberate breaking of the origial object in antiquity. It has a dark green patina and measures 31.73mm in width, 19.25mm in length, 7.19mm in …
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near East Bergholt', grid reference and parish protected.