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1895.55.7

Javelin with a leaf shaped metal blade and a twisted extending tang set into a wooden shaft. The shaft is bound at each end with metal strips. [AB [OPS move] 17/7/2018]

1895.55.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Javelin with a leaf shaped metal blade and a twisted extending tang set into a wooden shaft. The shaft is bound at each end with metal strips. [AB [OPS move] 17/7/2018]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source British Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
By 1895
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1895
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Twisted, Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 35 mm, Length: max 1228 mm, Depth: max 16 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1895.55.7

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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