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Socketed axe

Description

Bronze socketed axe from Strath, Skye, 2250 - 1850 BC

Museum reference

X.DE 2

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Socketed axe

Date

Early Bronze Age

Style / Culture

Bronze Age

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze

Collection place(s)

Strath, Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Thomas Mackenzie

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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