Spearhead

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This bronze spearhead was found at Linton in Roxburghshire. It dates from between 1150 to 950 BC.

The long, narrow socketed spearhead has loops in the blade.

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: 000-100-188-133-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DG 45
• Date: Between 1150 and 950 BC
  
• Material: Bronze
  
• Dimensions: 8" L
  
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• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Linton
  
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• Description: Bronze spearhead from Linton, Roxburghshire
  
• References:
  • Coles, J.M. Scottish Middle Bronze Age Metalwork. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland, 97 (1963-64), pp 82-156, esp. 103-11, 144. 
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