Berkshire Archaeology, David Williams, 2013-11-01 15:10:23
Title
Early medieval: Iron Spear
Description
English: An iron spearhead of Early Anglo-Saxon date. Kevin Leahy comments: "With its open socket and an angled blade which is disproportionally longer than the socket this spear fits into Swanton (1973) Group E1. Swanton feels this Group is early and didn't find any that could be dated as late as the sixth century. I would be more cautious and say fifth-early sixth century."
The spear, which is now in poor condition, measures 210mm long and 46mm wide. In cross section the socket has two almost straight sides, the others being rounded. The spear is bent slightly form the base of the blade. The internal length of the socket is 19.28mm.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) West Berkshire
Date
between 400 and 525
Accession number
FindID: 583877 Old ref: SUR-3C36A5 Filename: B13-562.JPG
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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