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Iron francisca head

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posted on 2021-10-27, 17:50 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow
Iron francisca, length 14cm. Slim and curved, with round shaft-hole and slightly expanding blade. In excellent condition and has been electrolytically cleaned.cf. Archaeologia XXXIV (1852) , p. 179, fig. 5. An example v. similar to this one from Londiniéres given to C.R.S. by Cochet, and then to Roach Smith Coll. So far as I can see they are not the same size, however, and one must check what happened to the Roach Smith one.Also in the Roach Smith Coll., a francisca from Pangbourne Berks., Coll. Antq. II (1852), 224, which is described as similar to the Londiniéres one.

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Grave ID

Unknown

Object ID

Unk_francisca

Catalogue Number

Unaccessioned

Material

iron (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; iron) (Antiquarian Material; N/A)

Complete Keyword List (Including Alternatives)

francisca head, axe head (Sonia Hawkes Keyword; franscisca) (Antiquarian Keyword; N/A)

Status

extant

Location

National Museums Liverpool

Category ID

spear

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