Object: Spearhead
Classification: V
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum WG 2009, WG 2013.
Site: England, North Yorkshire, York, Cemetery
Discovery context: cemetery
Parish: York
County: York
Country: England
Grid reference: SE 60 51
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): WG 2009: 120, WG 2013: 40
Width (mm): WG 2009: 50, WG 2013: 19
Thickness (mm): WG 2009: 28, WG 2013: 2
Weight (g): WG 2009: 111, WG 2013: 6
Patina: very dark green.
Surface: smooth + in good condition on both pieces.
Associations: Almost certainly part of a hoard, consisting of WG 2009-2014 a
Description: WG 2009. Lower part of blade + socket; base of socket fractured + part of the missing portion filled in by WG 2013. One rivet hole (other represented on WG 2013). Edges of blade rough + jagged., WG 2013. Small piece fo socket, including a little more than half of the metal surrounding the rivet hole.
Remarks: A OK, Blade section