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spear-head
Object Type
spear-head
Museum number
2001,0103.14
Description
Iron, spear head with angular blade and split socket. The blade is long and slender with an angled shoulder, joining a distinct neck above a shortish (in relation to the blade) socket. The surface is encrusted with mineralised sand, but patches of textile are visible on the side of the socket and the neck. Plus one bag of mixed fragments.
Cultures/periods
Early Anglo-Saxon
Production date
6thC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Sutton Hoo
, Visitor Centre, SF2199, Grave 0990
Materials
iron
textile
(?)
sand
Dimensions
Length:
120 millimetres
(Socket)
Length:
264 millimetres
(blade)
Length:
445 millimetres
(overall)
Width:
22 millimetres
(blade)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
National Trust
(Sutton Hoo Visitor Centre)
Acquisition date
2001
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
2001,0103.14
Additional IDs
Excavation/small finds number:
SF2199
(Small find number)
Conservation
Treatment
: 08 Sep 2010
Treatment
: 08 Sep 2010
Treatment
: 08 Sep 2010
Treatment
: 08 Sep 2010