Object: Spearhead
Classification: V C
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge,Labelled: R.6,Bronze Spearhead,Wem, Shropshire,W.S. Heitland, M.A.
Site: England,Shropshire,near Wem
Parish: Wem
County: Shropshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 270
Width (mm): 27
Edge (mm): 53
Thickness (mm): 19
Weight (g): 280
Patina: Bright green, light green, and some dusty brown.
Surface: Very rough - some smooth patches.
Composition: Bronze
Other: Width: blade 53mm; socket 27mm,Thickness: blade 19mm; socket 25mm,Weight: A) 43 gms; B) 175 gms; C) 62 gms for a total of 280 gms; A - point; B-middle; C-socket
Description: Broken in 3 pieces. Diamond shaped socket, bevelled round cutting edge. 2 Rivet holes.
Publications: Bronzes No. 89 (Numbers to be found in a volume entitled "Museum of Archaeology"),Prehistoric Bronzes No. 155 (Catalogue is lost)