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MINIATURE OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM-DFBDA6
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible miniature object with a possibly moulded hole of diameter 3.4mm at its broader end. Patinated, with apparent wear on one side of the hole. The finder kindly suggests this to be a miniature axe head, a familiar category of Roman artefact whose discovery is sometimes linked to shrines or temples. These sometimes took the form of archaic tools or weapons, and in this case, if such a resemblance were envisaged, the model might have been an 'axe hammer' or maul of early Bronze Age date, or perhaps a contemporary carpenter's axe. The hole suggests a shaft of perishable material. An alternative identification as a line weight might be posited, though, if so, the hole is unmarked by this use. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410.
Length: 21.2mm, Height: 7.8mm, Thickness: 6.6mm, Weight: 6.30gms
Class: Axe
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.2 mm
Height: 7.8 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 6.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th April 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39018
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Dunham-on-Trent
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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