probably from the Raemoir Estate, Kincardineshire
000-100-104-702-C © National Museums Scotland |
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Axehead
This bronze axehead was probably found on the Raemoir Estate in Kincardineshire. It dates from between 950 and 750 BC.
The socketed axehead has a flat moulding around the mouth below which run three parallel ribs. The squarish mouth is still rough and not finished off. 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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000-100-104-702-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 85 |
Date: |
950 - 750 BC Between 950 and 750 BC
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Material: |
Bronze; flat moulding round mouth from which three longitudinal ribs depend; arris on either edge not dressed off
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Dimensions: |
3.88" L x 2.81"
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What: |
Axe, socketed
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Who: |
Erskine Beveridge Collection (Collector)
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Where: |
Scotland, Kincardineshire, Raemoir Estate
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Description: |
Bronze socketed axe with a squarish socket with flat moulding round the mouth from which three longitudinal ribs depend, probably from Raemoir Estate, Kincardineshire, 950 - 750 BC
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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 69.
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