From Atton, Glen Clova, Angus
000-100-034-724-C
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Spearhead
This bronze spearhead is part of a hoard of metal weapons found at Atton at Glen Clova in Angus. All were prestigious weapons, probably buried as gifts to the gods, sometime between 950 and 750 BC.
The tip and lower part of the spearhead are missing. The spearhead has half-moon perforations in the blade, suggesting it was intended more to proclaim social status than to function as a weapon.
The use of ostentatious weapons and tools was an important way of emphasising status during the Bronze Age.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-034-724-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland X.DQ 326 |
| Date: |
Between 950 and 750 BC
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| Material: |
Bronze; openings in blade elongated towards tip; tip and lower part of socket missing
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| Dimensions: |
12.50" L x 2.85" W; openings in blade 3.00" L
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| Who: |
E. Gilchrist (Finder)
Isobel Ross (Finder)
Reverend J. Muir Haddow, F.S.A.Scot. (Finder?)
Stewart Milne (Finder)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Angus, Glen Clova, Atton
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| Description: |
Bronze spearhead from Atton, Glen Clova
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| References: |
- Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), 16-134, esp. pp 25-6, 76, 101-2.
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