Iron spear-head

Collection type: Object
Description: Iron spear-head
Long description: Spear head with leaf shaped blade with a central rib and a short socket containing a rivet. The blade edge is damaged on one side. [SM 16/01/2008]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland County Antrim Lough Ravel Crannog
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector William Arthurs; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Archaeological period: Iron Age, uncertain
Date collected: 1864 Jan
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed, Process Riveted
Dimensions: Thick: max 23 mm, Width: max 61 mm, Length: max 320 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.120.36 PR Cat other PR nos: 1528 PR Cat other PR nos: 2351 PR no.: 1528
Research and responses: During conservation treatment, it was noticed that on both sides of the spear-head there are marks imprinted on the surface, which resemble the marks left by a ?chain or a ?chain armour, possibly made of copper alloy (see images). [MO [Verve] 5/4/2017]
Pitt Rivers was in Ireland [serving in the Army] from 1862-66, this object may have been obtained during this period [Bowden, 1991: 60-4] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

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