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Description: | A complete copper-alloy miniature axe, most likely to be a votive object and Roman in date. The axe head measures 34mm in length and 13mm in width it is roughly rectangular in shape and becomes thicker and narrower towards the shaft end, the blade end flares to become wider and thinner and its tip curves downwards. On one face the axe head has a longitudinal curvilinear protruding moulding which runs from the upper edge of the blade end to where the shaft joins the head. This moulding appears to be original and intentional and may represent an imitation binding, although on other examples these are usually incised. Alternatively it could be a casting flaw that was not removed. The shaft end of the axe head projects beyond the shaft. The shaft is vertical and occurs about a third of the way along the axehead, it projects above the upper edge of the axe head and has a flattened oval shaped cross-section, it measures 35mm in length, 5mm in width and 4mm in thickness. The terminal end of the shaft is worn but appears to be complete. This miniature axe is similar in shape and style to an unprovenanced example from Kent(Green 1976, 316, Plate XXVIII, n) and is Roman in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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