Record ID: BM-A182A9
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman iron spearhead which can be classified as a Manning Type 3 (Narrow Blade with expansion at its base). The spearhead measures 127mm in length, a maximum of 46mm in width and 3mm in thickness. It weighs 47 grams. There is a great deal of debate regarding the function of standard tips. It seems certain that they are not spearheads as close inspection of well-preserved examples has shown not just that the sides are blunt but that they never had a cutting edge. Marchant 1990 has suggested that standard tips had a decorative function connected with the use of the spearhead as a s…
Created on: Saturday 29th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Record ID: NMS-9E9263
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Whittle tang of an iron knife broken in two pieces, with the proximal end missing (recent break). Length 57mm. Probably medieval or post-medieval, 12th - 16th century.
Created on: Saturday 29th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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