Spearhead

This spearhead has a slender leaf shaped blade, common to those found in the area, which has been broken into two. From the late Bronze Age, this example has a hollow circular shaft which tapers to an oval shaped tip. The deliberate breaking of weapon blades, both for spears and swords, is a feature noted in Bronze Age deposits. A similar phenomenon also occurs in the late Iron Age, and in sone Anglo-Saxon burials.
Object no :
EAAH013n
Collection :
Hunting & Warfare
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
Length 310mm
Materials :
bronze
Location :
NA
Accession number :
AR/B3
Copyright :
East Ayrshire Council
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