Late Bronze Age III

Bronze Leaf Spear

Bronze spear-head; slender, leaf-shaped blade of unusual length for this type; tubular socket broadening towards the base, with a single small perforation 2.5 cm from the end; prominent rounded midrib on both sides, giving a lozenge-shaped profile; cast in a two-piece mould and hammered; blade tapers slightly. Dimensions: Length: 41 centimetres; Width: 3 centimetres blade (max.) ; Width: 2 centimetres socket Object Type: spear-head Techniques: cast; hammered