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 Christies, 20 April 41, Lot. 33)
Site: England,Hampshire,Probably Blackmoor,Alt. Site: Hampshire, Blackmoor Hoard,On circumstantial evident (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
Surface: Dull golden colour; very small traces of very dark brown surface
Description: Dimensions: L 394mm; Wbl. 61mm; Wm 29.3mm; Bm 30.5mm; min B. Flanges by openings 7.2mm; openings 10x47; 10x48.5; 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 mainly flattened.,Manufacture: cg. flash visible only inside lunate openings - off centre on socket sides both towards same face.,Condition: edges intact and sharp; very slight bend at tip in profile; sample 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. 92, b51.4.0. Hampshire",White ink: "M626",Metallurgy Analyst: Notheover; Biblopgraphy: MacGregor,Archive: PIF (0); PRBAF: Photos 286882; 286883,Rec.: SN Feb 95,Source Sb. A. (Export Application)