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1884.120.69

Iron arrow-head

1884.120.69

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron arrow-head
Long description
Arrowhead with slightly expanded socket and long, slender barbs. One barb is cracked and bent in [SM 22/01/2008]
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England Greater London City of London EC4 Cannon Street Station River Thames
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Iron Age
Date collected
1865 May
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed
Dimensions
Thick: max 10 mm, Width: max 16 mm, Length: max 53 mm, Weight 9 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.120.69 PR Cat other PR nos: 2356? PR Cat other PR nos: 2357? PR no.: 1550
Research and responses

"Steelyard, Cannon Street" probably refers to the site of Cannon Street Station, which would have been under construction in May 1865. Cannon Street Station is on the site of a medieval steelyard, the English trading base of the Hanseatic League. [Dan Hicks 25/07/2013]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow-head, Weapon

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