Spearhead

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This bronze spearhead was found at Nethermuir at New Deer in Aberdeenshire. It dates from between 1500 and 1150 BC.

The spearhead has a pronounced central rib and loops on the socket. It has a rivet hole through the socket for pegging the spearhead to the wooden shaft. The form is common in Ireland, and examples in Scotland may be imports.

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: 000-100-188-147-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DG 73
• Date: Between 1500 and 1150 BC
  
• Material: Bronze
  
• Dimensions: 5.75" x 1.5"
  
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• Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, New Deer, Nethermuir Moss
  
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• Description: Bronze spearhead from Nethermuir Moss, Aberdeenshire
  
• 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, 141. 
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