Weapons

Spear Blade with Remnants of a Wooden Handle

Number of tool VI 150:307

  • Description of use A lancet-shaped spear blade of the sleeve type with remnants of a wooden handle. The wooden remnants have been preserved for a long time because iron oxide has a preserving effect.
  • Place of archaeological excavation Mežotne Central Burial Site
Material Iron, wood
Date Second half of the 10th century
Location National History Museum of Latvia