Collectors & Explorers
James R Wilson
Replica palstave and socketed axe
- Period:
- Bronze Age
- Description:
- In the last century there was a strong market for antiquities and many fakes were made. Wilson bought two! A bronze palstave and a socketed axe.
- Materials/Media:
- bronze
- Dimensions:
- (left) length 63mm, (right) length 130mm
- Source:
- Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum
- Accession number:
- (left) SQRTM:1992.9, (right) SQRTM:1992.8
- Digital Number:
- SQAM007n
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
