Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 480 - Findspot of a Bronze-Age bronze leaf shaped spearhead

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Summary

Bronze leaf shaped pegged spearhead. Formerly recorded as LKH MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 71 82 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TL78SW
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Bronze leaf shaped pegged spearhead. Peg holes near socket base over cast band. One side of blade damaged. Dark patina. Length 14.7 cms, greatest width 2.7 cms. From `Lakenheath', formerly in Sir John Evans collection (S1-S5).

Formerly recorded as LKH MISC

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham 1985, numbe.
  • <S2> (No record type): OXFAS, card 1927.2540.
  • <S3> (No record type): Evans J, The Ancient Bronze implements, weapons & ornaments of GB & Ireland, 1881, 320.
  • <S4> Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 276.
  • <S5> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Lakenheath BA, undated.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:47AM

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