Object: Spearhead
Classification: Tanged
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Lawrence, Mr. Brian - private (1981),11 Graham Ave, Mile Oak, Portslade, Sussex
Site: England,Sussex (West),Cuckfield Rural,Stonepit Wood,Found in March 1981 by Mr. Brian Lawrence using a metal-detector; on southern edge of an east-west path through woodland (Cow Wood, Stonepit Wood) east of Hondeross; located approx. 10 inches below ground surface, of which 5 inches was topsoil above a finer sandy soil.
Discovery context: metal detector
Parish: Cuckfield Rural
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Grid reference: TQ 272 295
Year of discovery: 1981
Length (mm): 149
Edge (mm): 31
Thickness (mm): 9
Weight (g): 87
Surface: Fragmentary gross green patina (less on reverse) on blade faces, badly broken by pocking/flaking to dry pale green surface - pitted.
Composition: BBA 804
Other: Archive: PIF,PRBAF: DF (S); SI,Ext. RSA 14/8/80; CI,Rec.: SN 2 Sept. 81,Source Sb. A,Sub. Inf: Eliz. Kelly - Worthing M.
Associations: 8a. Single Find
Description: Dimensions: eL 149mm; e.W. 30.8mm; maxT 8.8mm; T tang end 3.5mm,Wt. 86.7 gms,Typology: Lozenge midrib section with rounded axis; flanking quadruple grooves basically straight - one set marginally bowed; step outside grooves; outer wings very damaged - flattish but might have carries bevel; tang. sec. slightly bowed sect.,Manufacture: fine situations run along groove bonds - anc. grindingmarks as they run under soil deposits; bond of scoreamarks in slight arc at blade/tang junction, run under soil to left; (lost on corroded reverse) - origin in shaping of shaft collar, or in cleaning.,Condition: No original blade edge extant - mostly corroded blunt edges, but tip is a bright gold firm modern fracture; fracture across one corner of blade - not quite right through? uncertain how much of tang lost.,Attached Material: mid-brown soil traces