Stone spearhead
Dateprobably before 1600
Mediumflint
Dimensions20 × 5.7 cm (7 7/8 × 2 1/4 in.), 6 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.467
DescriptionGrey & tan flint or chert spearhead of flattened lozenge section. Triangular in shape, very attenuated. Each face worked to meet the other forming 2 edges running down from tip. Bottom 2 vertices have been worked off & taper towards end to form a tang.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins on May 1, 1931 from W.O. Oldman (London, England). Given to the Museum on January 8, 1947. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on viewCollections
about 1600–1650
Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
