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Two pieces of iron handles and an iron double hook

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From Carlingwark Loch, Kirkcudbrightshire

Postcard of Two pieces of iron handles and an iron double hook.
000-100-034-843-C
© National Museums Scotland

Two pieces of iron handles and an iron double hook

These two pieces of iron handles and an iron double hook are part of a hoard of native and Roman objects placed in a cauldron and deposited in Carlingwark Loch in Kirkcudbrightshire sometime between 80 and 200 AD.

The handles are bent and incomplete.

Several large metalwork hoards with Roman and native objects have been found in Scotland. They are sometimes interpreted as a metalworker's or salesman's savings, but their placement in lochs, where recovery would be difficult, suggest a religious motive.


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Online ID: 000-100-034-843-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DW 54
Date: Between 80 and 200 AD
Material: Iron
Iron
Iron; double
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What: Handle / portion
Handle / portion
Hook
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Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
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Description: Portion of an iron handle from Carlingwark Loch
Portion of an iron handle from Carlingwark Loch
Iron double hook from Carlingwark Loch
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