Spearhead

This spearhead seems to have been broken in the past and the two pieces buried together. In this way the object was ritually 'killed' and its power reduced.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
223/2006/1
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Devon archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
copper alloybronze
Common Name
spearhead
Simple Name
spear
Period Classification
Middle Bronze Age (1600-1200 BC)

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spearhead, side-looped