Element record L1853 - BA spearhead dredged from the Trent, Shelford
Summary
Location
Grid reference | SK 64700 42100 (point) |
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Map sheet | SK64SW |
District | Gedling |
Civil Parish | Stoke Bardolph, Gedling |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
BA spearhead from the Trent, May 1929. (1)
Dredged from the River Trent in 1928. Spearhead, class IVb, Ind Phase IX, Wilburton/Wallingford, LBA. Khaki/brown patina with a reddish brown staining and patches of green bronze disease. There are two circular, symmetrical openings on the lower blades (dia c 8.5mm). A section of the shaft is so thinly cast, it is now perforated. Length 275mm, max blade width 79mm, socket width 29-30mm & weight 456g. (2)
Source (1) gives Shelford parish, but above grid ref, which is in Stoke Bardolph.
See L1840, L1844 and L9421 for further finds.
<1> TVARC, 1980, Gazetteer, p 49 (Published document). SNT401.
<2> Thoroton Society, 1997, TTS, p 54 (Serial). SNT1481.
Other Refs: No 71 (ill)
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Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM