From Drumcoltran, Kirkcudbrightshire

Rapier Blades

These three bronze rapier blades are part of a hoard containing around a dozen rapier blades found at Drumcoltran in Kirkcudbrightshire. They were buried sometime between 1500 and 1150 BC.

Bronze rapier blade with rounded wings, from Drumcoltran, Kirkcudbrightshire

Hoards consist of objects deposited in the ground at one time. Some contain objects of religious importance, buried without any intention of recovery. Others contain objects valued for commercial worth or status, deposited for safety.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-956-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 320
Date:	Between 950 and 750 BC
Material:	Amber Amber Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze; crescentic; flat Bronze; crescentic; flat Bronze; crescentic; flat Bronze; rounded wings; base showing two notches for rivets Bronze; thin; flat Bronze; thin; flat Copper alloy Glass Gold Quartzitic slate stone Sandstone
Dimensions:	14.00" L 18.20" L 20.00" L
What:	Axe, socketed Bead Bead Bead Bead / portion Blade Blade Blade Bronze / portion Bronze / portion Chisel Gouge Hammer Polisher Rapier blade Rapier, blade Rapier, blade Sandstone / portion Spearhead
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Where:	Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Kirkgunzeon, Drumcoltran Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Kirkgunzeon, Drumcoltran Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Kirkgunzeon, Drumcoltran Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Lewis, Adabrock
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Description:	Bronze socketed axe from Adabrock, Lewis Bronze gouge from Adabrock, Lewis Bronze chisel from Adabrock, Lewis Bronze spearhead from Adabrock, Lewis Copper alloy hammer from Adabrock, Lewis Crescentic flat bronze blade from Adabrock, Lewis Crescentic flat bronze blade from Adabrock, Lewis Crescentic flat bronze blade from Adabrock, Lewis Piece of thin flat bronze from Adabrock, Lewis Piece of thin flat bronze from Adabrock, Lewis Biconical gold bead from Adabrock, Lewis Amber bead from Adabrock, Lewis Amber bead from Adabrock, Lewis Half of a glass bead from Adabrock, Lewis Piece of sandstone from Adabrock, Lewis Polisher of quartzitic slate stone from Adabrock, Lewis Bronze rapier blade from Drumcoltran Bronze rapier blade from Drumcoltran
References:	Coles, John M. Scottish Middle Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 97 (1963-1964).
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