Spear head

Iron spearhead with lancet shaped, ridged blade. The blade is in part severely fragmented and only two thirds of its length has been preserved. The ferrule is round, with a gently tapered conical shape, and is coated in silver with niello triangles and lines. Stray find, Helgeslätt, Västra Harg Parish, Östergötland.

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