Object: Spearhead
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Clark, Mr M - private,7 London dDrive, Farnham Royal, Bucks., Bought from Mr Lambert, a Brighton dealer., Formerly in the Society of Antiquaries Collection (apparently unnumbered).,Presented 1860 by S. Roots, from the collection of William Roots no. 9
Site: greater london,river thames,kingston-upon-thames
Discovery context: river
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ 17,69
Year of discovery: 1844
Length (mm): 191.5
Surface: Traces of dark brown [...] - poss. orig.' much gold sur. - poss due to rubbing/cleaning; odd traces of dull green., darker brown band round socket - poss, from an old label,small patch light brown soil (?) on socket side
Description: Socket v. slightly elliptical.  V. sl. suggestions of cg.fl. along socket sides; good e. bev. mainly; edges v. sharp; part 'honed' down - prob. largely modern interference.
Publications: a) P.S.A. 2 I (1859-61) 83 no. 9,b) Way, A Mss. - Soc. of Antiquaries ms 700, vol III
Remarks: (Circumstances), (b) is earlier and therefore most likely correct.,"found very near the same spot on Kigston Hill where the iron spears [no.27] and missile hatchet of bronze [no.4] were taken up by thegravel diggers" (a),"Bronze spearhead found MAy 1844 in the bed of the Thames at Kingston, 15 ft below the bed of the river, and lodged in the blue clay, at the same spot where other weapons (supossed Roman) have been found.  Dr Roots, F.S.A. Surbiton" (b),undocumented.