Rights Holder:
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

BROOCH

Unique ID: LIN-D00147

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Enamelled copper alloy brooch in the form of an axe. The axe has a wide angled blade that narrows to the centre and flares again at the butt end. The upper perimeter is straight whereas the lower one is concave. There is a small integral loop at the top of the shaft. Both the axe and the shaft are recessed and decorated with blue enamel. There is a double lug on the reverse of the axe and a catchplate on the reverse of the lower part of the shaft. Remains of a copper alloy spring lie between the lugs. The pin is missing.

Class: Axe

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Aswarby

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: WMID-D81166
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: ROMAN
An incomplete cast copper alloy skeuomorphic plate brooch, in the shape of an Axe, of Roman dating (2nd Century AD). Approximately 75% of t…
Workflow: Published

Find number: LIN-D004F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Copper alloy brooch in the form of a miniature axe, a type of artefact often associated with the god Mars. The top of the axehead is flat and…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SWYOR-C59145
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A Roman copper alloy incomplete skeuomorphic plate brooch in the shape of an axe dating to the 2nd century AD. This brooch is in the shape of…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.