File:Bronze Age socketed spearhead (incomplete) (FindID 597213).jpg

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Bronze Age socketed spearhead (incomplete)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2014-04-15 14:49:52
Title
Bronze Age socketed spearhead (incomplete)
Description
English: Part of a copper-alloy socketed spearhead, dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age.

The remaining portion represents part of the distal end of the spearhead, its circular-sectioned socket tapering towards a damaged point. Fragments of the blades extend outwards either side of the midrib. The artefact has a dark greyish-green surface and is severely pitted.

Length: 51.99mm; maximum width (base): 9.27mm; weight: 10.1g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Bedford
Date between 1600 BC and 801 BC
Accession number
FindID: 597213
Old ref: BH-24ABA1
Filename: BA_spear_14_3_2copy.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/464769
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/464769/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/597213
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