Basal-looped spearhead

Description

A bronze, socketed spearhead or javelinhead with two loops set inside the blade. It is lozenge-shaped with a median rib on both faces. ?Irish.

Object data

Accession number

HCA 332

Date made

2nd to 1st Millennium BC

Materials

Metal; Copper Alloy; Bronze

Collection

Dimensions (cm)

Archival information

File of material relating to a socketed, bronze javelin head. Includes photocopy of object description sheet which includes sketch of object (date unspecified); letter (25 August 2002) from Richard Davis, Department of Archaeology, School of Humanities, University of Nottingham, to Fiona Davern, Registrar, Hunt Museum requesting information on basal looped spearheads from the Bronze Age. He understands from a doctoral thesis of Greer Ramsey entitled 'Middle Bronze Age Weapons in Ireland' that there is such an item in the Hunt Museum. Further letter (9 September 2002) thanks Davern for information she sent to him.

Place of collection

Culture

Copyright Attribution

Basal-looped spearhead | Metal,Copper Alloy,Bronze | 2nd to 1st Millennium BC | The Hunt Collection | PD

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