Axehead

This bronze axehead was found at Cronan at Strathmore in Perthshire. It dates from between 950 and 750 BC.

The socketed axehead has a pronounced collar. It has been hammered on the blade and at the mouth. There are flaws below 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.

Socketed axeheads appear to have been invented on the Continent. They are part of a range of socketed tools and swords made by smiths requiring more complex casting techniques.

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Online ID:	000-180-001-309-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland
Date:	Between 950 and 750 BC
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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 72. Schmidt, P.K. and Burgess, C.B. The axes of Scotland and northern England (= Prähistorische Bronzefunde, IX/7). Munich, 1981, p 242, no. 1588.
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