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1917.53.92

Barbed and tanged arrow-head with bifacial retouch on the edges. The barbs are broken, the tang is complete and rounded. [MN 09/12/2008]

1917.53.92

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Collection type: Object
Description: Barbed and tanged arrow-head with bifacial retouch on the edges. The barbs are broken, the tang is complete and rounded. [MN 09/12/2008]
Long description: Barbed and tanged arrow-head with bifacial retouch on the edges. The barbs are broken, the tang is complete and rounded. The flint has a heavy white patina on all surfaces. [MN 09/12/2008]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Oxfordshire
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Edward Burnett Tylor; PRM source Anna Rebecca Tylor
Date / Period: Archaeological period: Early Bronze Age
Date collected: 1901
Acquisition information: Donated: 1917
Materials and processes: Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions: Thick: max 3 mm, Width: max 19 mm, Length: max 26 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1917.53.92

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow-head