Object: Spearhead
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Jeffcock, Mr. M. - private,address unknown,formerly Mr. J. M. Jeffcock, Gonville House, Eastbourne College, Eastbourne
Site: England, greater london,river thames,brentford,understood to be from the thames at brentford; direct contact with owner not achieved; he apparently bought it in 1948 from a bargeman.,an early sketch located in the departmental documents file seems to be this pieces (df) and is annotated 'dredged from the thames'
Discovery context: river,dredged
Parish: Brentford
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ 18 77
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 125
Width (mm): 15
Edge (mm): 22
Weight (g): 29
Surface: Mainly dull gold smooth surface with little black specking
Associations: 9. Undocumented (O)
Description: Dimensions: L 124.5mm; Wbl 21.8mm; W lps 14.5mm; Wm. 13.7mm; Bm 13.1mm; minBlp 1.5mm; DS 59.5mm; Wt. 29.1 gms,Typology: thin bl. wings with no e. bev.; loz. section midrib. - crest little rounded one face, more so on rev.; one midrib with pinched construction low on bl.; rev. with merest tendency for this; s. end circ. and quite sharp edge; strong loops narrow towards centre,Manufacture: slight trace of rounded cg. fl. at loop ends only. sl. flattening of midribs at tip poss. assoc. with use/wear, although brighter gold - possibly just handling.,Condition: scmks. down parts of bl. faces - character not obviously anc.; small groups of pmks. as one rev. bl. wing - dirty and look anc.; edges, crests, etc. rubbed to british gold,Attached Material: shaft remain attached all round inner face of socket at mouth - uncertain extent into socket
Remarks: Archive: PIF,PRBAF DF(S); SI,Ext. CI,Rec. SN Dec. 79,Source: Sb. A.,Sub.Inf. D. Barker - Egham- by-Rumpole (via) Hist. Soc.