A Bronze Age bronze spearhead featuring a leaf-shaped blade and a long tang. The blade features upwards-sloping shoulders that lead to a sharp point. Beneath the base a long faceted stem develops thickening in the middle before slimming down and terminating with a long square-section tang. There are some signs of wear as consistent with age such as tarnishing and earthly encrustations. 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: L 38.3cm x W 3.5cm Provenance: Ex London Collection, formed between 1990-present.