A fine Bronze Age bronze spearhead featuring a leaf-shaped blade and a 'rat-tail' tang. The blade features upwards-sloping shoulders and a wide, flattened central midrib. The blade descends into a stem that flares out towards the bottom. Beneath, a square-sectioned tang develops, curving at the base to a tapered end. Patination and earthly encrustations to the surface. Minor chips to the edges of the blade. Excavated items most often included weapons, tools, vessels and finials, but ornamental pieces such as amulets, fittings and jewellery such as pins or bracelets also feature in the material record. Early models of spearheads were designed looking like flat dagger-like blade with a thin tang which would be used to attach the metal head to a wooden shaft and be tied to the body. Later designs, such as this one, would evolve to provide side support which would allow a more secure attachment to the weapon. Measurements: (circa) L 34.6cm x W 5cm Provenance: Ex London Collection, formed between 1990-present.