Hunterian Museum Object 104359: GLAHM:A.1942.1 - AXE; PALSTAVE, Lower Breakish, Broadford Bay, Skye, Hebrides


Description

Description
Middle Bronze Age axe head, of Flanged Axe Head Type II, with medial stop-ridge qualifying it as a palstave. Discovered in 1933 at a depth of 83cm in a peat cutting at Lower Breakish.
Object Number
GLAHM:A.1942.1
Object Name/Type(s)
axe; palstave
Material
copper alloy

Dimensions

Height
None recorded.
Width
None recorded.

Provenance & Acquisition

Collection / Collected By
Robertson, Master Lachlan
Collection Method
None recorded.
Locality
Lower Breakish, Broadford Bay, Skye, Hebrides, Scotland
Acquisition
Mr J M. Davidson (Donor) 1942

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