from Auchnacree Lodge, Fern, Angus
000-190-004-053-C
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Hoard (part)
These three axeheads (one broken), dagger blade, dagger or knife blade and bracelet, all of bronze, are part of a metalwork hoard found at Auchnacree Lodge at Fern in Angus. They were deposited with two other axeheads, one broken, and a similar bracelet.
Two of the flat axeheads are damaged, and one was deliberately broken across. The large dagger blade had a number of rivet holes or notches at the end where it had been attached to the hilt. The bracelet is made from a solid bronze rod, bent round and almost joining.
This hoard of valuable possessions had been buried in high ground overlooking Strathmore, and had probably been a votive deposit. Deliberate breakage was one way of ritually 'killing' objects, to dedicate them to the supernatural realm.
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| Online ID: |
000-190-004-053-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland X.DQ 258 |
| Date: |
2300 - 2000 BC
2300 - 2000 BC
2300 - 2000 BC
Between 2300 and 2000 BC
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| Material: |
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze; cutting half only
Bronze; the ends of the ring not closed
Bronze; thin flat blade, straight edges, rounded point; showing rivet holes
Bronze; thin flat pointed blade; five rivet holes in butt
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| Dimensions: |
2.75 x 3.13 x 0.44"
5.38 x 2.91 x 0.41"
5.75 x 3.19 x 0.41"
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| What: |
Armlet
Axe, flat
Axe, flat
Axe, flat / portion
Dagger
Dagger
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| Subject: |
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| Who: |
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| Where: |
Scotland, Angus, Fern, Auchnacree
Scotland, Angus, Fern, Auchnacree
Scotland, Angus, Fern, Auchnacree
Scotland, Angus, Fern, Auchnacree
Scotland, Angus, Fern, Auchnacree
Scotland, Angus, Fern, Auchnacree
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| Description: |
Bronze flat dagger from a hoard found at Auchnacree, Angus
Bronze flat dagger from a hoard found at Auchnacree, Angus
Bronze bar armlet from a hoard found at Auchnacree, Angus
Bronze flat axe from Auchnacree, Fern, Angus, 2300 - 2000 BC
Bronze flat axe from Auchnacree, Fern, Angus, 2300 - 2000 BC
Portion of a bronze flat axe from Auchnacree, Fern, Angus, 2300 - 2000 BC
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| References: |
- Clarke, D.V., Cowie, T.G., & Foxon, Andrew (eds). Symbols of power at the time of Stonehenge. Edinburgh: National Museums of Antiquities of Scotland, 1985, pp 103, 106, 178, 300.
- Coles, John M. Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 101 (1968-9), 1-110, esp. pp 65, 103.
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