This category includes the pointed projectiles attached at the end of shafts. These are separated from Arrowheads by their size, being much larger than the arrowheads. 

Objects: Spearheads/Lanceheads Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
11131 (none) (none) (none) Copper Spear. Slightly convex blade. Upper end of tang rounded in section, lower end (i.e. end nearest wooden handle) square. Type IV. [drawing]
12208 30-12-343 (none) (none) Copper spear. Type II. B. [additional apparently unrelated notes and drawings on back of card]
12205 (none) (none) (none) Copper Spear. Type VI. A.
12194 (none) (none) (none) Copper spear. Type VI. B.
9102 (none) 1928,1009.222 (none) Copper spearhead fine example thus [drawing] Type 2 (New)
9902 (none) 225 (none) Copper Spearhead Poker type rectangular action with bevelled edges short square tang Type VI
9175 (none) (none) (none) Copper spearhead Tip broken [drawing with measurements]
9903 (none) (none) (none) Copper Spearhead Type__
10048 (none) (none) (none) Copper Spearhead Very much like U.10047, but with a narrower and thicker blade Type I
8235 (none) 1928,1009.234 (none) Copper spearhead (or butt?) The blade is a spike, rectangular in section, developing in the last 4 centimeters into a round hollow socket 30mm loop and 18mm in diameter (internal). [drawing]
8234 (none) (none) B16962 Copper spearhead or butt? Long rod rectangular in section, the tang slightly smaller in diameter, the shaft tapering to a stout point. [type] VI.
11573 (none) 1929,1017.503 (none) Copper Spearhead poker type. [Type]VI
8208 (none) (none) (none) Copper spearhead. Straight sided with central rib and solid tang. Type 4 (new)
12440 (none) (none) (none) Copper spearhead.
14992 31-17-233 (none) (none) Copper Spearhead. From 1 of the early graves.
12493 (none) 1929,1017.502 (none) Copper spearhead. (broken into 3 pieces). Type VI A.
17659 (none) (none) (none) Copper spearhead. Broken but complete. Type not RC [drawing]
17608 (none) (none) (none) Copper spearhead. Point broken.
11722 (none) (none) (none) Copper Spearhead. Poker pattern Type I B.
12138 (none) (none) (none) Copper spearhead. Poker type. Tip broken. Type [illegible, possibly S1, 511, XI, XII]
12605 30-12-340 (none) (none) Copper spearhead. Type (knives) [Type IIe has been crossed out]
11764 (none) (none) (none) Copper Spearhead. Type I, A.
11893 (none) (none) (none) Copper Spearhead. Type I, A.
11886 (none) (none) (none) Copper Spearhead. Type I, B.
12268 (none) (none) (none) Copper spearhead. Type VI. A.

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Spear Ends

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