Lot 1264 , A bronze age spearhead, excavated as part of the Wilburton Hoard, c.1000 B.C.,

A bronze age spearhead, excavated as part of the Wilburton Hoard, c.1000 B.C., The Wilburton Hoard was discovered in the grounds of Wilburton Manor, Wilburton Fen, near Eley, Cambridgeshire, in 1882, the present bronze spearhead is offered on behalf of the descendants of Sir William Clare Lees (1874-1956). Four similar examples are with Bolton Museum
Estimate £100-150


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Sold for £170