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)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.334 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.332 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.330 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.329 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1929,1017.500 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1929,1017.616 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1930,1213.47 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1930,1213.33 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1930,1213.472 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.231 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.230 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.229 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.227 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.286 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.284 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.276 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.254 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.226 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1931,1010.312 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.269 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.267 (none) (none)
(none) 92-4-38 (none) (none) (none)
10472A (none) (none) B16689 Silver Spears 4 The heads silver: the shafts bound with silver which was too rotten to keep: two of them have notched silver butts for the throwing thong. Two are corroded together. Type 2 (new)
10411A (none) (none) B16690 [A-D] 4 [struck out: "arrows"] Throwing spears Found apparently inside a quiver of which the base was formed by a very large copper nail with silver-plated head; diam 0045. The spears had been broken across the middle, and of 2 of them the butt end was missing, of 2 it was present. The heads are of gold 017 long: the shafts were bound with gold and silver bands 003, wide with 003, of wood showing between: the butts are of gold with copper fork to take the bow-string. See Field Notes.
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.

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Spear Ends

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Armor and Weaponry > Spears and Lances > Spearheads/Lanceheads


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