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Description: | A Roman (AD 1-410) copper alloy miniature object in the form of an Iron Age or Romano British socketed axehead with drooping blade. It is of Robinson's Type III. The object measures 25.74mm in length, 12.69mm in max.width (across the loop), 6.68mm in max thickness ('socket' end) and weighs 6.06g. The 'socket' end is rectangular in cross-section, measuring 9.69x6.68mm (internal 5.29x2.75mm, 5.01mm deep). From here the loop-edge is concave while the other edge is convex. It narrows and thins to 9.36x6.17mm just above the loop, then again to 8.94x3.56mm just below the loop (which extends as a semi-circular curve to one side with a 2.65mm diameter central piercing, partly overlapping the body of the axe). The axe then widens a little to the cutting edge, which measures 10.01x1.16mm. The cutting edge is straight and a little worn.The object has a smooth dark green/ grey patina, missing a little at the cutting edge.Reference: Robinson 1995, Wiltshire Archaeology Magazine 88, p.60-68, cf.10, 13. 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.
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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