Object: Spearhead
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Unknown - sold by: Seaby Coins and Medals - Sale Jan. 1981,Audley House, 11 Margaret Street, London WIN 8AT [01-580-3677]
Site: England,Norfolk,Thought to be from Norfolk
Discovery context: auction
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 310
Width (mm): 30
Edge (mm): 59
Thickness (mm): 28
Weight (g): 432
Surface: Semi-shiny brown with dull gold flecking - appearing much handled; limited  pock scarring.
Composition: Metallurgy - Analyst: Res. Lab. ARF anal. indicated leaded bronze alloy compatible with established BA ones.
Description: Dimensions: L 310mm; Wbl 58.9; Ws 29.6; Bs 28.3; DS 280; Wt. 431.9 g,Typology: fillets defining midrib marginally bowed in sympathy with blade outline: lozenge midrib with hints of emphasised ridge which becomes real rib on circular section socket, termination level with fillets; sub-rect. fillet bases; sl. angle in bl. edge close to its base gives suggestion of an obtuse 'barb' or offset; small penetration of blade by socket.,Manufacture: socket neat on reverse side but with irregular small step/groove on obverse - marking cg. fl. line; peg holes probably cast; good concave e. bev.; small perf. close to s.m. not obviously modern.,Condition: edge mainly good; tip blunted - sim. colour to rest; dent assoc. with diag.scratching on socket rev. - pres. modern.
Publications: a) Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, No. 749, Jan. 1981, p. 13, no. A11, pl. 1
Remarks: Archive: PIF (0),PRBAF: DF (C); SI,Ext.: RSA 18/12/80; CI,Rec.: SN Dec. 80,Source: Sb. A.,Sub. Inf.: via Peter Clayton