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Bronze Age spearhead (fragment)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2013-12-17 12:03:46
Title
Bronze Age spearhead (fragment)
Description
English: A copper-alloy fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age socketed spearhead.

The remaining portion is trapezoidal, the straight breaks at the top and bottom having occurred in antiquity. The central socket is conical, tapering towards the top and creating a mid-rib on both surfaces. Either side of this mid-rib the surfaces slope downwards, terminating in sharp edges, creating a roughly lozenge-shaped section. On one side the mid-rib is damaged, revealing what may be the point at which the socket terminates; alternatively, this may be the result of a concreted soil blockage. Nevertheless, the narrowness of the socket, and of the artefact in general, does suggest that this piece is from close to the tip of the spearhead. It is uncertain as to whether the breaks were created deliberately or were the result of accidental damage. The surfaces have a dark greenish-brown patina and are pitted in places.

Length: 26.2mm; width: 24.8mm; thickness: 9.1mm; weight: 15.47g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1600 BC and 801 BC
Accession number
FindID: 585693
Old ref: BH-240EA7
Filename: BA_spear_13_48_47.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/450235
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/450235/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585693
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