Spears and Lances

This category includes shafted thrusting devices and the associated equipment.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
10411A	(none)	(none)	B16690	[A-D] 4 [struck out: "arrows"] Throwing spears Found apparently inside a quiver of which the base was formed by a very large copper nail with silver-plated head; diam 0045. The spears had been broken across the middle, and of 2 of them the butt end was missing, of 2 it was present. The heads are of gold 017 long: the shafts were bound with gold and silver bands 003, wide with 003, of wood showing between: the butts are of gold with copper fork to take the bow-string. See Field Notes.
10411B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 [struck out: "arrows"] Throwing spears Found apparently inside a quiver of which the base was formed by a very large copper nail with silver-plated head; diam 0045. The spears had been broken across the middle, and of 2 of them the butt end was missing, of 2 it was present. The heads are of gold 017 long: the shafts were bound with gold and silver bands 003, wide with 003, of wood showing between: the butts are of gold with copper fork to take the bow-string. See Field Notes.
10466A	(none)	(none)	B17334	Copper spear butts (A,B) [drawing] Type__
10472A	(none)	(none)	B16689	Silver Spears 4 The heads silver: the shafts bound with silver which was too rotten to keep: two of them have notched silver butts for the throwing thong. Two are corroded together. Type 2 (new)
10472B	(none)	(none)	B17078	Silver Spears 4 The heads silver: the shafts bound with silver which was too rotten to keep: two of them have notched silver butts for the throwing thong. Two are corroded together. Type 2 (new)
10472C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Spears 4 The heads silver: the shafts bound with silver which was too rotten to keep: two of them have notched silver butts for the throwing thong. Two are corroded together. Type 2 (new)
10531	(none)	(none)	B17004	Copper Spear Long flat blade. Long haft square in section
10797	(none)	(none)	B17366	Copper Fish spear. Shaped like a double pronged hoe. For sketch see Field Note.
10825C	(none)	(none)	B17348	Tomb Group. A. Copper helmet on [D] head. B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. [drawing] C. Copper spearhead, poker type Type I.
10827C	(none)	(none)	B17349	Tomb Group A. Copper helmet. B. Copper spearhead, poker type, tip missing. It is not quite of the normal type in that the section is diamond instead of square the tang, type I. variant. C. Copper spearhead, no ribs or tang, tip missing. Type V. [drawing]
10828B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. [A, C-D]Copper helmets three. In poor condition. [A, C-D] B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. Found from the soldiers in the dromos. [drawing]
10841A	(none)	(none)	B17360	[A-J] Copper Spearheads. Ten in all. All alike. (The point of one is missing). Type VIA [Crossed out] 2 (New) [Drawing]
11131	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Slightly convex blade. Upper end of tang rounded in section, lower end (i.e. end nearest wooden handle) square. Type IV. [drawing]
11722	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. Poker pattern Type I B.
11750D	30-12-344	(none)	(none)	Group. Copper weapons. (A) Harpoon: type VIII. (B-C) 2 arrowheads (D) Copper drill (?) square in section with short tang. NB: the harpoon & 2 arrows (of this type) would seen to form a rectangular set: cf. PG 1078.
11764	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. Type I, A.
11886	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. Type I, B.
11893	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spearhead. Type I, A.
12103	30-12-341	(none)	(none)	Spearhead. Copper, poker type. Type I.
12106	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spearhead. Copper. Type VI, A.
12138	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spearhead. Poker type. Tip broken. Type [illegible, possibly S1, 511, XI, XII]
12194	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Type VI. B.
12204	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Poken type. Traces of bitumen round haft. Type I. B.
12205	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Spear. Type VI. A.
12208	30-12-343	(none)	(none)	Copper spear. Type II. B. [additional apparently unrelated notes and drawings on back of card]