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Axehead of bronze

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From Sluie, Moray

Axehead of bronze
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This bronze axehead was found at Sluie in Moray in a hoard, together with another axehead and a halberd. The hoard was buried sometime between 2250 and 1950 BC.

The surface of the axehead had been tinned, giving it a distinctive silvery appearance.

Tinned axeheads were a speciality of the earliest Scottish metalworking industry in the North East. They were prestigious and valuable possessions.

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