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LOT 1157
British Middle Bronze Age Basal-Looped Socketted Spearhead
CIRCA 1400-1125 B.C.
3 7/8 - 6 3/4 in. (250 grams total, 9.7-17.2 cm).
Leaf-shaped with loops incorporated into the base, the blade in two pieces, the centre of the blade divided by an expanding lozenge-sectioned midrib, conjoined at the base of the blade are two oval-shaped loops, the socket conical in shape with remains of the wood shaft inside. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Rylstone, North Yorkshire, UK, circa 2018.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-7A5023.
Footnotes
Middle Bronze Age spearheads have been categorised by Davis (2017) and this example falls into Group 8, and are dated to the Taunton and Penard phases (1400 B.C.-1125 B.C.).
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LOT 1157
British Middle Bronze Age Basal-Looped Socketted Spearhead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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