from Stobhall, Perthshire
Add to albumThis bronze axehead was found at Stobhall in Perthshire. It dates from around 1500 to 1150 BC.
The long, narrow axehead has deep, cast flanges and a wide, splayed blade. Flanged axeheads of this type are found mainly over eastern and southern Scotland, particularly in Fife, Angus and Perth. They were probably made over a long period of time.
Scottish axeheads with cast flanges vary greatly in their form, size and decoration. Regional styles can be identified, suggesting that axeheads were were probably made in a number of places.
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- Online ID: 000-100-104-066-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.DC 92
- Date: 1500 - 1150 BC
Between 1500 and 1150 BC
- Material: Bronze
Axe, flanged
- Dimensions: 5.56" L x 2.19" across cutting edge
- What: Axe, flanged
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- Where: Scotland, Perthshire, Stobhall
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- Description: Bronze flanged axe from Stobhall, Perthshire, 1500 - 1150 BC
- References:
- Coles, J.M. Scottish Middle Bronze Age Metalwork. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland, 97 (1963-64), pp 82-156, esp. 96-7, 137.
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