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from Moss of Cowie, near Stonehaven, Kincardineshire

Postcard of Sword.
000-100-104-083-C
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Sword

This bronze sword was found at the Moss of Cowie near Stonehaven in Kincardineshire. It was a prestigious possession, used sometime between 950 and 750 BC.

The leaf-shaped blade has a rivet hole in each wing and one in the hilt plate for securing a handle.

The north-east of Scotland may have been a centre of production for swords in the late Bronze Age. 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: 000-100-104-083-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DL 27
Date: 950 - 750 BC
Between 950 and 750 BC
Material: Bronze; leaf shaped; rivet hole in each wing and one in hilt plate
Dimensions: 23" L
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Where: Scotland, Kincardineshire, Stonehaven, Moss of Cowie
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Description: Bronze sword from Moss of Cowie, near Stonehaven, 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. 84. 
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