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Axehead

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from Lanarkshire

Postcard of Axehead.
000-100-187-638-C
© National Museums Scotland

Axehead

This copper axehead was found in Lanarkshire. It is one of the earliest types of metal axeheads, dating from between 2500 and 2100 BC.

The axehead has a wide butt. Like other axes of this form, the butt is flat and fairly straight, forming a right angle with the sides.

Axes of this shape are not common in Scotland. They were made primarily in Ireland and the Continent, but some were also probably made in Scotland.


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Online ID: 000-100-187-638-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DA 14
Date: Between 2500 and 2100 BC
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: 5.75 x 3.5"
What: Axe, flat
Subject:
Who: Sim Collection
Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire
Event:
Description: Bronze flat axe from Lanarkshire
References:
  • Coles, John M. Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 101 (1968-9), 1-110, esp. pp 2, 83. 
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