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Description: | A cast copper alloy Roman miniature votive axe, 37.1mm long, 22.9mm wide and 8.7mm thick. The object comprises a three dimensional representation of a rectangular axe head. The axe is in good condition with a green patina and weighs 11.7 grams. The axe has a circular sectioned shaft. The shaft is undecorated. The axe head itself is triangular in section, with a blunt blade tip. The butt of the axe head is square. The axe head is decorated with three incised lines, nearest the shaft. Miniature objects have been interpreted as votives offered at temples and shrines. Although they have often been assumed to be Roman, it is possible that some examples may date to the Iron Age and even earlier. Similar to LEIC-698A08 and CAM-1AA427. | Subjects: | axe | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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