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LOT 1176

Anglo-Saxon 'Norfolk' Iron Socketted Spearhead

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

10 in. (134 grams, 25.3 cm).

With lentoid-section lanceolate blade, tapering circular socket with forge-welded split. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK, in the 1970s.
Gary Edwards, York, UK.
Private collection, Preston, UK.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and receipt from Gary Edwards, no.SN12480.

Literature

See Swanton, M.J., The Spearheads of the Anglo-Saxon Settlements, Leeds, 1973.

Footnotes

The spearhead belongs to the C2 group of the Swanton's classification, by far the commonest leaf-shaped blade found in Anglo-Saxon graves in 6th and 7th centuries A.D. These spears have their broadest part in the lower half, and are lentoid in section. Length varies between 20 and 35 cm.

CONDITION

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LOT 1176

Anglo-Saxon 'Norfolk' Iron Socketted Spearhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £172

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