Spearhead

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:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
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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