Iron, 320 grams, 336.71 mm. 5th-6th century AD. An exceptional Anglo-Saxon spearhead of series B2, similar to the example from Fairford (Gloucestershire), grave 2. It comprises a leaf-shaped blade with curved shoulders and a median ‘swelling’; the lateral edges of the blade taper sharply to a long, diamond-section point. The socketted shaft is long and tubular in section; two thirds along, the shaft extends into a facetted section which merges with the blade. Reference Swanton, M.J. The Spearheads of the Anglo-Saxon Settlements,Royal Archaeological Institute, London, 1973, series B2, p. 40. Rare and in extremely fine condition. Ex old English collection.