Sword / portion

Description

Upper portion of a sword of bronze with six rivet holes, the hilt end cast on later as a repair, from Carn Dearg, Muck, 950 - 750 BC

Museum reference

X.DL 61

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Sword / portion

Date

950 - 750 BC

Style / Culture

Bronze Age

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Upper part of sword; six rivet holes, one rivet in situ; hilt end cast on later as a repair

Collection place(s)

Carn Dearg, Muck, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Finder and donor: MacDonald, Charles, 1955 (fl.)

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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