Punches or chisels of bronze

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These four punches or chisels are part of a hoard containing weapons, tools and ornaments deposited at Glentrool in Kirkcudbrightshire between 1450 and 1200 BC. Unlike many of the objects found in the hoard, they were a local product.

Bronze punch or chisel from Glentrool

The origins of, or inspirations for, the objects in the Glentrool hoard vary. Some represent southern English fashions while others were part of a local tradition. The hoard was deposited in a remote hilly area, almost certainly as a gift to the gods.

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• Online ID: 000-100-034-651-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DQ 247
• Date: Between 1450 and 1200 BC
  
• Material: Bronze; rectangular section; broadening to cutting edge
  Bronze; square section; rounded at hufting end; contracting at cutting end
  Bronze; thin; quadrangular section; imperfect at ends
  Bronze; thin; square section; one end rounded
  Bar
  Bar
  Punch / chisel
  Punch / chisel
  
• Dimensions: 1.69" L
  3.25" L x 0.17" thick
  3.50" L
  5.13" L x 0.17" thick
  
• What: Bar
  Bar
  Punch / chisel
  Punch / chisel
  
• Subject:
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Minnigaff, Loch Trool
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Minnigaff, Loch Trool
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Minnigaff, Loch Trool
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Minnigaff, Loch Trool
  
• Event:
• Description: Thin bronze bar from Glentrool
  Thin bronze bar from Glentrool
  
• References:
  • Callander, J. G. A Bronze Age hoard from Glen Trool, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 55 (1920-1), pp 29-37. 
  • Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), pp 88, 113-4. 
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