CELTIC BRONZE SOCKETED SPEARHEAD Ca. 900 - 8000 BC. A bronze spearhead with a long, leaf-shaped blade tapering to a sharp point and a pronounced central midrib running the full length. The socketed shaft is cylindrical and slightly flaring towards the end, with a defined collar at the base. Incised chevron decoration is visible at the juncture between the blade and socket. For similar see: A. M. Bietti Sestieri, and E. Macnamara, The Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy in the British Museum, Cat. 380. Size: 245mm x 40mm; Weight: 130g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.