Iron spearhead

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Title

Iron spearhead

Date

Unknown

Creator

Unknown
Unknown

Coverage

Discovery Site: Apulia
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Collection: Donati Collection

Type

arms and armour|tools, equipment and materials

Format

Materials/Techniques: iron (metal); casting (process)
Measurements: 34 cm long, 4.5 cm wide.

Description

Spearhead shaft has a hollow end for securing the weapon to a handle. Metal composition only apparent by a small amount of iron oxidation.

Subject

iron (metal); spearheads; accretion

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 2014.5.22
Record: UO-MCA-2014-5-22

Source

Cataloguer: Carly Jevcak, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Marina Guirguis, University of Ottawa and Rhys Tushingham, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2017 and 2024-08-14

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee