24044http://www165.123.244.137/subject/24044/MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania MuseumObject TypeSpearheads/LanceheadsSeason Number06: 1927-1928MaterialCopper AlloyU Number9963CDescription (Catalog Card)[A-D] Copper spear butts (?) (4) The lower part is solid and seems to be cast: the upper part was made hollow and open down one side: the wooden shaft was inserted, the open sides brought together over it, so as to overlap and then secured by copper nails driven through the wood. [drawing]Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Copper spear butt/Pike head/Spearhead. Rolled metal in a conical shape. 2/3 solid, 1/3 hollow to go over wooden shaft. Two holes on top for rivets (probably four rivets, broken). The hollow portion looks like it may have been hammered onto shaft. Description (Archival)Conical rolled copper sheet. Rivet. CBS Register: no field number. copper pike's head. conical rolled copper sheet. Rivet length 270 mm sample found in Sam Nash's Metallurgy cabinets. No Sample NumberFind Context (Catalog Card)PG 777 NE Chamber.Material (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (UPM B-number)B17335Measurement (Catalog Card)L from 014 to 019Measurement (Diameter)20Measurement (Diameter)41Towards haftMeasurement (X)270Measurement (Z)5Towards haftConservationPossibly electrolytic reduction treatmentMASCA Metallurgy TestingSample 550