Celtic spear head - found in 1970s near Radstock, UK
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Object number
AR3082B
| Object: |
Celtic spearhead
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| Material: |
Iron
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| Date: |
About 2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D. Celtic |
| Description: |
Leaf-shaped spearhead with tubular socket and pronounced raised midrib.
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| Size: |
Length 174 mm, width 38 mm
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| Condition: |
Nice condition. Iron corroded, but mainly preserved
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| Literature: |
L. Allason-Jones & R. Miket, The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort (Newcastle 1984), see object Nr. 5.91 for a similar iron Celtic spearhead.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2020 at a British auction house. Found in the 1970s near Warminster, Sommerset, UK. An export permit was issued by the Arts Council of England (License No. PAU/00358/20).
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| Authenticity: |
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