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MINIATURE OBJECT

Unique ID: BH-6D7895

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A small votive lead axe of possible 2nd to 4th century AD date (I.M.Stead and V.Rigby, 1986, p.136). The object is trapezoidal in plan and increases in thickness from the "cutting edge" to the "attachment end" where there is a vertical shaft hole. The surfaces of the object are corroded. It measures 16.4mm long by 11mm wide and 6.1mm thick. It weighs 4.69g.

Class: Votive axe

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Circa AD 350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.4 mm
Width: 11 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 4.69 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th August 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 05/189 - 6

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Baldock

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: with finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Stead, I.M. and Rigby, V.	1986	Baldock: The Excavation of a Roman and Pre-Roman Settlement, 1968-72	London	Britannia Monograph Series No. 7	136 and 138

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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