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LOT 1450
Saxon to Medieval Iron Spearhead Collection
7TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 - 7 3/4 in. (286 grams total, 14.5-19.5 cm).
Comprising socketted spearheads or javelin heads with small lanceolate and lozenge-shaped heads, lentoid in section; one with a split socket and fastening rivet, another with the fastening hole for the shaft still in situ. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Published
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 5, Witham, 2002, p.61, fig.7 & 10, for two examples.
Footnotes
The distinction between the early medieval lance and spear is difficult, However the lance (or the javelin), normally employed by mounted warriors, had a small slender and stouter blade, and a short wider socket. Both the spear and javelins could be used as throwing weapons by the 14th-15th century light cavalry, like the Spanish Jinetes.
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