Sword

Description

Sword of bronze, leaf-shaped with remains of horn handle, one of two found in peat at Dell, Aird, Lewis, Late Bronze Age, 950 - 750 BC

Museum reference

X.DL 43

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Sword

Date

950 - 750 BC

Style / Culture

Bronze Age

Materials

Bronze, Horn

Physical description

Bronze; leaf-shaped; handle plate imperfect; with remains of horn handle

Collection place(s)

Dell, Aird, Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record