from Benachie, Aberdeenshire
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Axehead
This bronze axehead was found at Benachie in Aberdeenshire. It dates from between 950 and 750 BC.
The socketed axehead is a form often termed a bag-shaped axe, characterised by a short body and wide blade. The oval-shaped socket is surrounded by two mouldings. A wooden handle would have fitted into the axehead's socket. A thong could also have attached the axehead to the socket through the loop.
Socketed axeheads appear to have been invented on the Continent. They are part of a range of socketed tools and swords made by smiths requiring more complex casting techniques.
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000-190-004-756-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.DE 92 |
Date: |
Between 950 and 750 BC
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Material: |
Bronze
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Dimensions: |
3.38" L x 2.25"
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What: |
Axe, socketed
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Where: |
Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Benachie
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Description: |
Bronze socketed axe, the socket oval shaped inside and vesica shaped outside and surrounded by two mouldings, from Benachie, Aberdeenshire
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References: |
- 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. p 66.
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