Object: Spearhead
Classification: V A
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum, W.G. 1277, Given by J. Pierpont Morgan Esquire, (Greenwell Collection), 1909
Site: England, Durham, Stanhope, Heathery Burn Cave
Discovery context: cave
Parish: Stanhope
County: County Durham
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 216
Width (mm): 45
Thickness (mm): 16
Weight (g): 225
Patina: dark green
Surface: slightly corroded
Associations: W.G. 1271-1383, 1386-1410 also 11.10.21. 1-54 + 65.2.7. 1-3, 1 Cauldron, 7 spearheads, 1 Fragment sword, 7 Socketed Celts, 3 Cylinders, 3 Discs, 2 Daggers, 3 Socket-gouges, 2 Chisels, 1 Razor, 1 Tongs, 13 Pins, 12 Rings, 2 Bracelets, 1 Key, 1 Boss, 1 Bronze or copper cake.
Description: Ribbed above rivet holes
Publications: Archaeologia LIV. 87