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Sword (facsimile)

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original found at Inverbroom, Ross and Cromarty

Postcard of Sword (facsimile).
000-100-104-085-C
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Sword (facsimile)

This is a facsimile of a bronze sword found at Inverbroom in Ross and Cromarty. The original sword was a prestigious possession, used sometime between 950 and 750 BC.

Unlike most similar finds, the bronze pommel survived on the leaf-shaped sword.

Technological advances in bronze casting in the late Bronze Age resulted in new and better weapons. Long slashing swords became popular in the early 1st millennium BC. They could be used on foot or from horseback, and were prestigious weapons.


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Online ID: 000-100-104-085-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DL 45
Date: Between 950 and 750 BC
Material: Bronze; leaf shaped; with hilt
Dimensions: 27.75" L
What: Sword / facsimile
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Where: Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Inverbroom
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Description: Facsimile of a bronze sword, from an original found at Inverbroom, Ross and Cromarty, dating from 950 - 750 BC
References:
  • Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), pp 16-134, esp. 85. 
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