An early Medieval lugged spear post-Frankish culture, 9th-10th century. In excavated condition, the head with long slender leaf-shaped blade of flattened diamond section tapering to a long narrow point, the latter changing to Jack-diamond section, with traces of incised ornament at the base, tubular socket fitted with a pair of flat very slightly up-turned lugs or wings with concave lower edges, each incised with three vertical bands of four lines on both sides, and the socket incised with further linear ornament involving three incised chevron c, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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