The Bronze Age
Hunting & Warfare
Bronze Spearhead
- Period:
- Bronze Age
- Description:
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A small Middle Bronze Age looped, leaf-shaped spearhead found in Rerrick Parish in the 19th century. It has a socket to take a wooden (ash) shaft, which was secured by lashing a fibre or thin leather strips through the hoops on the side of the socket. This type of spearhead is generally dated to the period 1250-1000BC.
- Materials/Media:
- Copper alloy
- Source:
- The Stewartry Museum
- Accession number:
- 0510
- Digital Number:
- SWAK018
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