Record ID: LVPL-68BF43
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Knowsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy socketed side-looped spearhead dating from the middle to late Bronze Age, (1500-800BC). The spearhead is almost complete. The head is leaf-shaped and the socket has a pronounced midrib. The mid rib is lozenge shape and extends to the base of the socket where it is slightly facetted rather than raised. The tip of the spearhead is incomplete and measures 2.08mm in thickness. The edges of the blade have been damaged in most places. The string loops are incomplete and the mouth of the socket is broken, probably in antiquity. The socket measures 12.76mm in diameter. The…
Created on: Wednesday 15th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knowsley', grid reference and parish protected.