from The Fort, Craignish, Argyll
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Spearhead (piece)
This 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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000-100-188-155-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.DG 90 |
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Between 950 and 750 BC
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Bronze
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Spearhead / portion
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Scotland, Argyll, Craignish, 'The Fort'
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Description: |
Portion of a bronze spearhead from The Fort, Craignish, Argyll
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- 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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