Three iron hooks

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These three hooks are 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.

Iron double hook from Carlingwark Loch

Classical authors describing the Celtic religion wrote about acts of sacrifice. In return for favours, large amounts of material wealth were offered. Archaeological finds of large collections of metalwork, like the Carlingwark hoard, confirm the accounts.

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• Online ID: 000-100-034-848-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DW 57
• Date: Between 80 and 200 AD
  
• Material: Iron; double
  Iron; double
  Iron; double
  Hook
  Hook
  Hook
  
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• What: Hook
  Hook
  Hook
  
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• Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  
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• 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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