Object: Spearhead
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Edison, Mr. H. - private (1980); Tithe Bam, Old Church Lane, Stanmore Village, Middlesex, HA7 2QU,Ex-Geary, Miss D. I. - private (1979); Kenwith, Hendron Vean, Carbi's Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall,Previously owned by Mr. F. W. Geary (father) who died 1939, and retired from Secretaryship to Thames Conservancy Board 1937-8, on which occasion the spearhead was presented to him.
Site: England,Surrey,Staines,Alt. Site: Unprovenanced,Thought to have been found in the Staines area (DF), and probably from the Thames by inference (Thames Conservancy connection); found prior to 1937.
Discovery context: river
Parish: Sunbury-on-thames
County: Surrey
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ 03 71 (?)
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 145
Width (mm): 22
Edge (mm): 33
Weight (g): 83
Surface: Fine dark brown shiny patina; little deterioration to dull green or dull gold-brown surfaces - especially where patina flaking at edges.
Associations: 9. Undocumented
Description: Dimensions: L 145mm; max E W bl 32.6mm; W at loops 21.7mm; W m 19.7mm; Bm 20mm; max B lp 6.5mm; Ds 67(+); Wt. 83.4 g,Typology: loz. lp. plates with slightly rounded angles; plate surface virtually flat; round socket changing to strong loz. section midrib with rounded crest; blade wings virtually flat inside edge bevel; band recessed around mouth of socket,Manufacture: very good concave edge bevel; slight traces of cg. fl. between lps. & blade; some fine striations aligned around loops may be original g-mks.; group of small pmks at base of midrib to one side.,Condition: virtually complete; part of one blade wing little chipped, other one with long fracture par. and close to edge; scoremarks along blade seem to destroy patina.,Attached material: socket blocked at end - possibly wooden shaft tip; chalky deposit under loop plates; scattered white speckles of ? paint
Remarks: Labels/Markings: brown card loose label: "Bronze Spearhead - end of Middle Bronze Age, 1200 B.C.",Archive: PIF,PRBAF: DF (C); SI,Ext: CI,Rec.: SN Aug 79,Source: Sb. A,Sub. Inf.: Geary - 22 May 79