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Description: | Roman copper alloy miniature object in the form of an Iron Age socketed axehead, with a slightly damaged 'cutting' edge. It is of Robinson's Type II with an expanding, straight-sided profile and one of the shorter, squatter 'bag-shaped' examples. Measures 17.0mm in length and weighs 6.68g.
The socket end measures 11.7x18.5mm and has internal dimensions of 7.4x2.2mm. The axehead narrows to 2.6mm at the 'cutting' edge.
The loop is set close to the socket end, but partly within the body of the axehead. Its internal diameter is 2.5mm.
Reference: Robinson 1995, Wiltshire Archaeology Magazine 88 , p.60-68.
Robinson dates the majority of the miniature axeheads to the Roman period, some being from Late Roman contexts. However some are known too from the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hinds, Katie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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