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Dunadd, crucible and moulds.
AG 15409
Description Dunadd, crucible and moulds.
Date 1983
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 15409
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 375366
Scope and Content Crucible and mould fragments discovered at Dunadd, Argyll and Bute The fort at Dunadd occupies a rocky crag rising steeply from the surrounding valley floor, once protected on nearly all sides by marshland. Dunadd was an important centre of power in Dalriada, the Kingdom of the Scots. Bronze or silver would have been melted in this crucible before being poured into the clay jewellery moulds (below). Finds from the excavations indicate that high quality metal working was being carried out at Dunadd. Fragments of several hundred crucible moulds to cast bronze jewellery have been recovered. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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