Bronze ingot

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This bronze ingot, roughly in the shape of an axehead, was found near Perth in Perthshire. It could have been hammered and shaped into a flat axehead. The ingot was used sometime between 2300 and 1700 BC.

Bronze ingot in the shape of a rude flat axe, plano-convex in section, from near Perth

Metal was a precious resource to early people. When an object broke, it could be melted down and remoulded into ingots. Ingots were useful for transporting metal between places, and for shaping into a variety of metal objects.

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• Online ID: 000-100-034-251-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DA 64
• Date: Between 2300 and 1700 BC
  
• Material: Bronze; in shape of a rude flat axe; plano-convex in section
  Ingot, axe
  
• Dimensions: 3.75" x 2.00"
  
• What: Ingot, axe
  
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• Where: Scotland, Perthshire, Perth
  
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