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1884.120.58

Iron spear-head

1884.120.58

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron spear-head
Long description
Spear head with long point, twisted shank and split socket containing the end of the shaft. The shaft has longitudinal carved grooves. [SM 16/01/2008]
Geographical reference
Ireland, Republic of
Europe > Northern Europe > Ireland, Republic of
Ireland County Cork Millstreet
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Anglo-Saxon, uncertain
Date collected
By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Twisted, Process Socketed, Process Carved, Process Grooved
Dimensions
Width: max 44 mm, Length: max 445 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.120.58 PR Cat other PR nos: 1524 PR Cat other PR nos: 2570
Research and responses

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]. See also Chapman, 1981: 117 [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Spear-head

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