Socket Spear Head
1997.09.0004
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Socket Spear Head (1997.09.0004) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Iron Age ?, 9th century BCE – 3rd century CE |
| Culture | N/A |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 16.7 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 3.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter) | 2.5 cm |
| Weight | 131 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Diameter is of end where shaft attaches. |
| Materials | Metal--Bronze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Cast |
| Munsell Color Information | Dark Grayish Olive (5Y 2/1) |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Dickinson, p. 200, fig. 6. Snodgrass, p. 117, fig A. Herity & Eogan, p. 196, fig. 6. |
| Bibliography | Dickinson, Oliver. The Aegean Bronze Age, 1994. Snodgrass, A. M. Early Greek Armour and Weapons, 1964. Herity, Michael, and George Eogan. Ireland in Prehistory, 1978 |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of the McLean County Historical Society |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |