Axehead

This bronze axehead was found near Maybole in Ayrshire. It dates from between 950 and 750 BC.

The socketed axehead has a square socket and squarish cutting edge. Three thin decorative ribs run below a moulding which joins to the top of the loop. A wooden handle would have fitted into the axehead's socket. A thong could also have attached the axehead to the socket through the loop.

The range of metal objects expanded during the 2nd millennium BC. A development in the form of axeheads from flat axeheads to ones with flanges, can be seen. In the 1st millennium BC, socketed axeheads are the most common form.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-710-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.DE 122
Date:	950 - 750 BC Between 950 and 750 BC
Material:	Bronze; loop; square socket; squarish cutting edge; three thin decorative lines on each face
Dimensions:	3.50" L x 1.8"; 1.50" x 1.60" (socket)
What:	Axe, socketed
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Where:	Scotland, Ayrshire, Maybole (Near Maybole)
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Description:	Bronze socketed axe with a square socket, squarish cutting edge and three thin decorative lines on each face, from near Maybole, Ayrshire, 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. p 67.
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