Found at Dalduff, Kilkerran, Ayrshire

Bronze items from a hoard

These four bronze axeheads, two pieces of a sword, and two staples and rings from a cauldron are part of a hoard found at Dalduff at Kilkerran in Ayrshire. The objects were probably buried as gifts to the gods sometime between 950 and 750 BC.

The sword is a Scandinavian type and was probably old when it was buried.

Valuable and prestigious objects were often buried as gifts to the gods in the Late Bronze Age.

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Online ID:	000-100-034-527-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.DQ 98 A
Date:	Between 950 and 750 BC
Material:	Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze; large; attached to staple Bronze; large; attached to staple Bronze; riveted together Bronze; riveted together
Dimensions:	2.75" x 2.13" 3.25" x 2.25" 3.25" x 2.25"
What:	Axe, socketed Axe, socketed Axe, socketed Axe, socketed Ring Ring Sword / fragment Sword / fragment
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Where:	Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilkerran Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilkerran Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilkerran Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilkerran Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilkerran Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilkerran Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilkerran Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilkerran
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Description:	Bronze socketed axe from Kilkerran, Ayrshire Bronze socketed axe from Kilkerran, Ayrshire Bronze socketed axe from Kilkerran, Ayrshire One of two fragments of bronze sword riveted together, from Kilkerran, Ayrshire One of two fragments of bronze sword riveted together, from Kilkerran, Ayrshire One of two large bronze rings attached to staples, from Kilkerran, Ayrshire One of two large bronze rings attached to staples, from Kilkerran, Ayrshire Bronze socketed axe from Kilkerran, Ayrshire
References:	Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), 16-134, esp. pp 67, 83, 88, 105-6.
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