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ia universitatisFigure 9. Head axe n. 679 (drawing: Andrea Biondi). Figure 10. Spear head without inv. n. and spear head
lombar d weapons from fiesole, tuscan y (6th–7th century c.e.) ... 81 n. 650. The restored parts are marked in black
Dating: end of the 6th century - 7th centu- (drawing: Andrea Biondi).
ry C.E.
- Spear head (inv. n. 650, fig. 10) Fiesole and the provenance of the spear head are
unknown.
Data about discovery: Unknown origin.
The object was donated to the Museum of Fie- Analysis: forged iron; fractured along the
sole by the Marquis Carlo Strozzi at the end of blades and at the tip. Restored in the socket and
the 19th century. the central spine. Pres. L.= 26 cm; Pres. W.= 4
cm; D. (socket) = 2,5 cm; T.= 1,5 – 0,1 cm.
Analysis: forged iron; fractured along the
blades and at the tip. Restored in the socket. Iron spear head with triangular body blade
Pres. L.= 40 cm; Pres. W.= 3,2 cm; D. (socket) = and with the width grows progressively from the
2,5 cm; T.= 1 - 0,1 cm. end up at the base, where the narrowing that
precedes the socket is dampened with oblique
Iron spear head with parallel wires and with edges converge towards the socket. There is also
an elongated and narrow body whose width does a median spine all along the blade. The object
not noticeably vary along the blade (with the ex- has the length of the blade exceeding that of the
ception of the tip and the narrowing that pre- socket and has a truncated cone-shaped simple
cedes the socket). The object has also a spine that socket without any decoration (as burin engrav-
runs out in the middle of the blade. The length ing or metal molding) and partially restored.
of the blade exceeds that of the socket and the
object has a truncated cone-shaped simple sock- Dating: 7th century C.E.
et without any decoration (as burin engraving or - Scramasax (inv. n. 657, fig. 11)
metal molding) and partially restored.
Data about discovery: found in 1879 in the
Dating: 600-670 C.E. rear portion of the Town Hall of Fiesole without
- Spear head without inv. n. (fig. 10) any other archaeological indications.
Data about discovery: the exact entry into Analysis: forged iron; fractured along the
the collections of the Archaeological Museum of blade and at the tip. Pres. L.= 27 cm; Pres. W.= 3
cm; T.= 0,5 – 0,1 cm.
Iron scramasax with Blutrillen near the
back on both sides of the blade. From a classifi-
lombar d weapons from fiesole, tuscan y (6th–7th century c.e.) ... 81 n. 650. The restored parts are marked in black
Dating: end of the 6th century - 7th centu- (drawing: Andrea Biondi).
ry C.E.
- Spear head (inv. n. 650, fig. 10) Fiesole and the provenance of the spear head are
unknown.
Data about discovery: Unknown origin.
The object was donated to the Museum of Fie- Analysis: forged iron; fractured along the
sole by the Marquis Carlo Strozzi at the end of blades and at the tip. Restored in the socket and
the 19th century. the central spine. Pres. L.= 26 cm; Pres. W.= 4
cm; D. (socket) = 2,5 cm; T.= 1,5 – 0,1 cm.
Analysis: forged iron; fractured along the
blades and at the tip. Restored in the socket. Iron spear head with triangular body blade
Pres. L.= 40 cm; Pres. W.= 3,2 cm; D. (socket) = and with the width grows progressively from the
2,5 cm; T.= 1 - 0,1 cm. end up at the base, where the narrowing that
precedes the socket is dampened with oblique
Iron spear head with parallel wires and with edges converge towards the socket. There is also
an elongated and narrow body whose width does a median spine all along the blade. The object
not noticeably vary along the blade (with the ex- has the length of the blade exceeding that of the
ception of the tip and the narrowing that pre- socket and has a truncated cone-shaped simple
cedes the socket). The object has also a spine that socket without any decoration (as burin engrav-
runs out in the middle of the blade. The length ing or metal molding) and partially restored.
of the blade exceeds that of the socket and the
object has a truncated cone-shaped simple sock- Dating: 7th century C.E.
et without any decoration (as burin engraving or - Scramasax (inv. n. 657, fig. 11)
metal molding) and partially restored.
Data about discovery: found in 1879 in the
Dating: 600-670 C.E. rear portion of the Town Hall of Fiesole without
- Spear head without inv. n. (fig. 10) any other archaeological indications.
Data about discovery: the exact entry into Analysis: forged iron; fractured along the
the collections of the Archaeological Museum of blade and at the tip. Pres. L.= 27 cm; Pres. W.= 3
cm; T.= 0,5 – 0,1 cm.
Iron scramasax with Blutrillen near the
back on both sides of the blade. From a classifi-
