File:Bronze Age spearhead or arrowhead (incomplete) (FindID 513582).jpg

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Bronze Age spearhead or arrowhead (incomplete)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2012-08-15 15:33:33
Title
Bronze Age spearhead or arrowhead (incomplete)
Description
English: An incomplete copper-alloy socketed spearhead or arrowhead*, dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age.

The leaf-shaped blade is damaged and incomplete. The conical central socket tapers towards the top, where the point is missing. Patches of a dark grey surface survive between the areas of corrosion.

Dimensions: 42.2mm long, up to 19.6mm wide and 9.6mm thick. Weight: 14.73g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Bedford
Date between 1500 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 513582
Old ref: BH-E94CD1
Filename: BA_spear_11_188_97a.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/392562
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/392562/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/513582
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