from The Fort, Craignish, Argyll
Add to albumThis piece of a bronze spearhead was found at The Fort at Craignish in Argyll. It dates from between 950 and 750 BC.
Part of the blade survives of a spearhead with a stout midrib.
A wide variety of spearheads were made from around 1400 to 950 BC. Blades varied in shape, including triangular, kite-shaped or leaf-shaped. In the Late Bronze Age, from around 950 to 750 BC, socketed spearheads with leaf-shaped blades are most common.
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- Online ID: 000-100-188-155-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.DG 90
- Date: Between 950 and 750 BC
- Material: Bronze
Spearhead / portion
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- What: Spearhead / portion
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- Where: Scotland, Argyll, Craignish, 'The Fort'
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- Description: Portion of a bronze spearhead from The Fort, Craignish, Argyll
- 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 76.
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