Find Spot record IKL 332 - Saxon iron spearhead, Cuckoo Island
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 77 72 (1000m by 1000m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77SE |
| Civil Parish | ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Iron spearhead 38.7cm long by 3.4cm wide, open socket with traces of parallel line decoration, single rivet hole. Found in dredgings from R Lark 'at (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)' by Michael Wiseman (S1). The (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) (S4).
1988: Cleaned mechanically and conserved by Norwich Castle Conservation Dept. X-rays show central core on which cutting edges possibly welded (S2). Compare with MNL 061. Probably of Swantons form E3, having long, straight sided angular blade. These are poorly dated but appear to be C6 or C7 (S3). The banded decoration or binding rings occurs in two main groups, above the socket slit and at the socket mouth.
Formerly recorded as IKL MISC
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF23259 (No record type): Wiseman Mrs (mother of Michael), per Jack King, Mildenhall Museum, 1986.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: drawing (also letter and x-rays in Mildenhall file MNL 061)..
- <S2> SSF22769 (No record type): Wardley K, letter, 24 May 1988.
- <S3> SSF21959 (No record type): Swanton M J, The Spearheads of the Anglo-Saxon Settlements, 1973, 83-84.
- <S4> SSF10858 (No record type): Marston, J.. Marston J, December 1992.
Finds (1)
- FSF13565: SPEARHEAD (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:45AM