trial_description_8:
Fragment of ribbed bladed arrowhead.
Very corroded, broken at the base and preserving parts of two flat blades to either side of a tapering point.
Hollow mid rib. The blades are preserved best near tip and the circular hollow shaft is slightly flattened near the break.
Cf. B 1925.
handling:
placed in a lidded polystyrene box within a cut-out made in the top layer of 2 layers of Ethafoam with two other arrowheads, con. no. 1276 and 1280. The Ethafoam layers were adhered with HMG (cellulose nitrate) adhesive. The objects are covered with another layer of Ethafoam which is lifted by a handle to protect them from displacement during transport and handling.
Can be viewed in the Ethafoam support, wear gloves if removed from Ethafoam during handling. Is delicate and should be handled as little as possible.