IDENTIFIERS
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id:	159933
accession number:	O.154-1879

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Butt spike for a spear. Comprising a short round-section spike steel, decorated with sa spiral in triple incised lines, and broken off at about its mid pint, and large fluted double knops and socket divided into transverse bands separated by raised ribs, both of copper alloy. At the top is a cog-like rim of iron. The brass is dented and patinated where it is not polished bright
title:	butt spike

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Robert Taylor
creditline: Given by Robert Taylor, MA

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/159933





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1600 - 1700
creation date earliest:	1600
creation date latest:	1700
culture:	17th Century#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 21.3

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 402



CITATIONS
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List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879
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