Razor of bronze

This bronze razor is one of two from a hoard containing weapons, tools and ornaments deposited at Glentrool in Kirkcudbrightshire between 1450 and 1200 BC. The razor was either made in south-western England, or copied from examples made there.

The edges of the blade are imperfect.

The origins of, or inspirations for, the objects in the Glentrool hoard vary. Some, as in this case, represent the northward percolation of southern English fashions. The hoard was deposited in a remote hilly area, almost certainly as a gift to the gods.

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Online ID:	000-100-034-657-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.DQ 250
Date:	Between 1450 and 1200 BC
Material:	Bronze; oval blade; imperfect edge; tapering tang
Dimensions:	3.19" L; blade 1.34" W x 0.09" thick; tang 1.00" L
What:	Razor
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Where:	Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Minnigaff, Loch Trool
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Description:	Bronze razor 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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