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Description: | A cast copper-alloy object of uncertain date and function. This artefact is possibly a votive axe of Roman date. Several examples of votive axes are recorded on the PAS database and whilst many are well made representations (eg. BH-EF7EF6), others are crudely executed (eg. BH-875AF2). A reasonably close parallel for this piece is BH-C0F800. Recent excavations at a nearby site uncovered several votive offerings in the form of miniature tools, deposited within a Roman shrine (see forthcoming publication by G. Burleigh and R. Jackson).
The object is sub-rectangular in plan. The thickness increases at one end before terminating in an angled edge - this may be designed to represent a socket. Close to the centre of the blade, near to one of the horizontal edges, is a small circular hole, which may be a stylised loop.
The heavily corroded object measures 21.8mm long, 14mm wide and 6.4mm thick. It weighs 5.54g. | Subjects: | Votive axe | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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