Object: Spearhead
Classification: IV
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection,1923,Lady Stanier, The Citadel (no. 8),Preston Brockhurst (Shropshire),Purchased by the late Sir Beville Stanier, from 2nd and 3rd Viscounts Hill
Site: England,Shropshire,Weston,Found in ruins of Red Castle, Hawkstone
Parish: Weston
County: Shropshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 157
Width (mm): 20
Edge (mm): 22
Thickness (mm): 8
Weight (g): 85
Patina: Shiny black patina.
Surface: Red stains as iron on blade. Small hole in socket.
Other: Width: blade 22mm; socket 20mm,Thickness: blade 8mm; socket 21mm,Weight: 85.05 gms
Associations: Found with 3 palstaves, 4 s. celts, 4 Roman coins, a tongue-shaped object of bronze, a bronze needle, numerous pins and small objects and several medieval items.
Description: Blade edges damaged, only preserved at one point. Socket in good condition.