Object: Spearhead
Completeness: Fragment
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Hammond, Mr. R. - private,20 Grange Avenue, Lea Grave, Luton, Beds.
Site: England,Bedfordshire,Houghton Regis,Sewell, near,Found around June 1980 in a ploughed field, about 3-4 inches deep, by Mr. Hammond while metal-detecting; findspot marked on map by finder (DF)
Discovery context: farm
Parish: Houghton Regis
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Grid reference: c. SP 997 234
Year of discovery: 1980
Length (mm): 65
Width (mm): 18
Thickness (mm): 4
Weight (g): 20
Surface: Mottled straw to dark brown patina intact over most, flaked in few places, along edges and around fracture, to pale brown dry surface; patina very thin, small gouging in reverse midrib revealing gold colour - finder's test?
Description: Dimensions: EL 65mm; max EW 18.0; min EW 11.7; max EB 3.7; Wt 19.8 g,Typology: midrib strongly lozenge but round-crested; angles with blade wings rounded; fragment not penetrated by socket.,Manufacture: Slight asymmetry in midrib cross-section probably resulting from minor dislocation of valves in casting; blades taper evenly in section with no edge-bevel until right upon the edges; many fine striations along blade and midrib - in patina only, and must be anc.,Condition: both main breaks soily but seem to bear from green corrosion - this is in marked contrast to the patina and is probably very thin - breaks could be relatively modern; crack in one blade wing soil-filled but of uncertain age; much of edge intact and sharp,Attached material: Fawn soil traces
Remarks: Archive: PIF,PRBAF: DF (C); SI,Ext.: RSO 25/4/80; CI,Rec.: SN Dec. 80,Source: Sb. A.,Sub. Inf. 25/5/80