Two pieces of iron handles and an iron double hook

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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: 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
  Handle / portion
  Handle / portion
  Hook
  
• Dimensions:
• What: Handle / portion
  Handle / portion
  Hook
  
• Subject:
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  
• Event:
• Description: Portion of an iron handle from Carlingwark Loch
  Portion of an iron handle from Carlingwark Loch
  Iron double hook from Carlingwark Loch
  
• References:
  • Piggott, S. Three metalwork hoards of the Roman period. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 87 (1952-3), 1-50.
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