Spear butt of bronze

A spear butt, also known as a ferrule, is a metal fitting placed over the end of a wooden shaft to protect it. This bronze example was found at Leetside in Berwickshire. It is of Continental type and was probably imported from central Europe.

Conical bronze ferrule for a spear shaft, Hallstatt type, from Leetside, Berwickshire

Contacts across the North Sea, which had flourished during the 2nd millennium BC, continued into the 1st. This spear butt would have been a prestigious and fashionable import.

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Online ID:	000-100-034-332-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.DG 55
Date:	Between 750 and 450 BC
Material:	Bronze; with rivet hole near broad end
Dimensions:	7.63" L x 1.00" across mouth
What:	Ferrule
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Where:	Scotland, Berwickshire, Leetside
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References:	Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), pp 16-134, esp. pp 24, 86.
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