Object: socketed spearhead
Completeness: Broken
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Reading Museum,  S254:45,  Smith Collection
Site: thames, berks., tilehurst, from river thames
Discovery context: river
Parish: Tilehurst
County: Berkshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Patina: Dark brownish-green.
Surface: Good, except for thin limey concretion on parts.
Composition: Bronze
Other: Signed J. Wymer
Description: Half of blade is missing and part of the ferrule is smashed in, showing traces of the wooden shaft.  The edges of the blade are badly bent in places.