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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Roman miniature socketed axe. The metal is heavily pitted, indicating that the object could have been water rolled. The axe has a sub-rectangular socket and the mouth is undecorated. The remains of a loop are still evident. This loop is located at the top of one side of the axe. The blade tapers inwards. A small notch has been removed from the blade tip. The metal is a light greenish-brown and all of the breaks are very worn and corroded. The dating of miniature socketed axes is unclear, but most are likely to date to the Roman period, despite resembling Bronze Age axes. The distribution of miniature socketed axes concentrates in Wiltshire and Hampshire. Similar axes can be seen in Robinson (1995) - see full reference below.
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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