Spear head

Iron spearhead with ferrule and long, lancet-shaped, ridged blade. The ferrule is decorated with chip-carving in an ellipse-shaped pattern, but does not have other embellishment. Four rivet holes in the shaft for the hilt. Grave find, Ruda, Skedevi Parish, Östergötland.

Image rights: Jens Mohr, Historiska museet/SHM (CC BY 4.0