Prehistoric — Early Bronze Age; 1700BC-1500BC
Spearhead, pegged spearhead
Bronze socketed spearhead with peg holes low in socket. The triangular blade has raised edges converging at the base of a sharply defined midrib, recalling the junction of a ferrule and blade. Industrial phase: Arreton. Found in the Thames at Twickenham in 1898. Part of the Lloyd collection.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- 49.107/849
- Object name:
- spearhead, pegged spearhead
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- Production date:
- Early Bronze Age; 1700BC-1500BC
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- L 167 mm, W 27 mm, T 12 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Long-term loan
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Local Studies Library and Archive Service
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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