From Balneil, New Luce, Wigtownshire
Add to albumThis bronze chisel, faience bead and burnt bone pin were found in a cremation burial at Balneil at New Luce in Wigtownshire. The burial dates from between 2000 and 1550 BC.
The pin and possibly the bead have been burnt as part of the cremation rites. The pin had held together the garment, perhaps a shroud, worn by the deceased on the pyre. The chisel, however, was not burnt, and was deposited later with the other remains.
By around 1750 BC, in mainland Scotland, cremation had become the favoured funerary custom. Cremated remains were gathered from the funeral pyre, sometimes cleanly, sometimes mixed with pyre debris, and usually placed in a large pottery urn.
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- Online ID: 000-100-035-867-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.EQ 344
- Date: Between 2000 and 1550 BC
- Material: Bone; crutch-shaped; point obtuse
Bronze
Vitreous paste, partly burnt, now grey; quoit-shaped
Bead
Chisel
Pin
- Dimensions: 0.75" D
2.13" L; cross piece 1.00" L
4.38" L; blade 0.88" W at extremity
- What: Bead
Chisel
Pin
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- Where: Scotland, Wigtownshire, New Luce, Balneil
Scotland, Wigtownshire, New Luce, Balneil
Scotland, Wigtownshire, New Luce, Balneil
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- Description: Bronze chisel from Balneil, Wigtownshire
Quoit-shaped faience bead from Balneil, Wigtownshire
Crutch-headed bone pin from Balneil, New Luce, Wigtownshire
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