Object: Ferrule
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Cambridge,No. 246 Murray Collection
Site: Ireland,Co Kildare,Grange,1862.
Parish: Grange
County: County Kildare
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: 1862
Length (mm): 68
Width (mm): socket 15; point 7
Weight (g): 25
Patina: very dark brown. metal showing through all over.
Surface: granular.
Associations: One of a find of 50 associated objects, consisting of: 43 rings, 1 spearhead, 1 ferrule (for spearhead), 4 armlets or bangles & 1 Penannular bracelet.
Description: Ferrule for the spearhead, taper, chisel like, four sided with round socket mouth. The taper end has been recently filed.