Object: Spearhead
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: [Sotheby's Sale 8 Dec. 1994, Lot 80 - failed to reach reserve price],Ex-MacAlpine Collection, no. 626,Ex. Pitt Rivers Collection,Ex. George Roots Collection (Sold Christie's 20 april 91, Lot 33)
Site: England,Hampshire,Probably Blackmoor,Alt. Site: Hampshite, Blackmoor Hoard,On circumstantial evidence (see file notes) rather likely that this is from the Blackmoor hoard.
Discovery context: auction
Parish: Blackmoor
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 394
Width (mm): 29
Edge (mm): 61
Thickness (mm): 31
Surface: Dull dolden colour; v. small traces of v. dk brown sur.
Description: Dimensions: L 394mm; Wbl 61.0; Wm 29.3; min B flanges by openings 7.2; openings 10 x 47; 10 x 48.5; Ds 265 (?+); wt,Typology: Loz. section midrib gives way to circular socket around blade base; blade at mouldings are stepped in profile; very acute profile rim round openings; s. mouth [?survinley] flattened.,Manufacture: cg. flash visible only inside lunate openings - off centre on socket sides both towards same face.,Condition: edges intact and sharp; v. slight bend at tip in profile; simple hole perforates socket wall close to mouth; tiny cracks at mouth; ?punched dent in midrib at bl. base.,Attached material: Good length of shaft present - broken end visible has peg impression, this end is very oval in section (hence depth s. measurement goes way beyond).
Publications: MacGregor et al, 1985, 106, no. 11.42
Remarks: Labels/Markings: white ink: ,  From Roots Collection, Bt. April 20.91, b51.9.0 Hampshire"; white ink: "M626",Metallurgy: Analyst- Northover; Bibliog: MacGregor,Archive: PIF (0); PRBAF Photos: PS 286882; 286883; Rec: SN Deb. 95; Source: Sb. A. (Export Application)