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Dagger blade

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From Skateraw, Dunbar, East Lothian

Postcard of Dagger blade.
000-100-035-793-C
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Dagger blade

This bronze dagger blade, originally with a gold mounting on the hilt, was found in a cist burial under a cairn at Skateraw at Dunbar in East Lothian. Such a rich object indicates the grave of an important man. He was buried between 2200 and 1900 BC.

The blade was attached to its hilt by the two rivets in the base.

During the second half of the third millennium BC, when individual inhumation was popular, some graves were exceptional for their grave goods, size or construction. These include 'dagger graves' where men were buried with elaborate daggers.


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Online ID: 000-100-035-793-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.EQ 237
Date: Between 2200 and 1900 BC
Material: Bronze; two rivets in base
Dimensions: 5.75" L
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Where: Scotland, East Lothian, Dunbar, Skateraw
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Description: Bronze dagger blade with two rivets in base, from Skateraw
References:
  • Coles, John M. Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 101 (1968-9), 1-110, esp. pp 40, 90, 99. 
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