Object: Socketed Spearhead
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Reading Museum 42:53,Donated by Chas. Prior and Son, gravel merchants.
Site: England, berkshire,bray,monkey island,river thames,probably found in dredgings by j.c.b. from near maidenhead bridge, dumped at monkey island.
Discovery context: river
Parish: Bray
District: Windsor and Maidenhead
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Patina: Green patina appears to have been partly removed by abrasion, probably workmen at pit.
Surface: Poor in patches. The edges are very battered and the upper part is bent.
Composition: Bronze.
Description: Half of blade and most of the socket missing. Breaks are ancient. Within the socket is a small part of the wooden shaft. The pin is missing.
Remarks: J. Wymer