From near Graham's Dyke, Carriden
000-100-102-425-C © National Museums Scotland |
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Sword of bronze
This bronze sword was found near Carriden in West Lothian. It was a prestigious item, used some time between 950 and 750 BC.
Sword of bronze, leaf-shaped, from Carriden, West Lothian, between 950 and 750 BC
Long slashing swords became popular in the early 1st millennium BC. They could be used on foot or from horseback, and were prestigious weapons.
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000-100-102-425-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.DL 1 |
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between 950 and 750 BC
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Bronze; leaf-shaped; with modern bronze handle plates riveted with iron
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25.50" L
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Sword
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Scotland, West Lothian, Bo'ness and Carriden, Carriden, Graham's Dyke
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- Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), pp 16-134, esp. pp 29-30, 86.
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