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Description: | An Iron Age or Roman copper alloy miniature object in the form of a socketed axehead.It is possibly of Robinson's Type II. It measures 22.21mm in length, 14.72mm in max.width (across the loop), 10.36mm in max thickness (socket end), tapering to a point at the cutting edge, and weighs 8.40g. The socket end is oval and measures 11.44x10.22mm and has internal dimensions of 8.88x5.21mm. The socket is c4.50mm deep. The axehead is parallel sided but widens a little towards the cutting edge which is 14.14mm in width and is slightly curved. The C-shaped loop extends from the side of the axe, starting a little below the mouth, and has an oval piercing measuring 4.80x3.82mm. The hoop of the loop is 2.28mm in width. Reference: Robinson 1995, Wiltshire Archaeology Magazine 88, p.60-68, no9. 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.
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