from Whithorn, Wigtownshire
Add to albumThis bronze axehead was found at Whithorn in Wigtownshire. It dates from between 950 and 750 BC.
A wooden handle would have fitted into the axehead's socket. A thong through the loop could also have attached the axehead to the handle.
The range of metal objects expanded during the 2nd millennium BC. A development in the form of axeheads from flat axeheads to ones with flanges, can be seen. In the 1st millennium BC, socketed axeheads are the most common form.
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- Online ID: 000-190-004-755-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.DE 47
- Date: Between 950 and 750 BC
- Material: Bronze
Axe, socketed
- Dimensions: 3.50" x 2.25"
- What: Axe, socketed
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- Where: Scotland, Wigtownshire, Whithorn
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- Description: Bronze socketed axe from Whithorn, Wigtownshire
- References:
- 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 74.
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