Record ID: ESS-5F65B1
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Published
Complete Roman cast copper-alloy votive model axe. The miniature object features a shaft which bi-sects a wedge-shaped axe head. The width of the butt of the axe is thinner than the blade tip, which tapers out to form a widened and slightly curving blade edge. The butt is also thicker than the tip, which tapers to a point, forming a triangular shape when viewed in plan (from above). The top of the shaft extends above the butt of the axe, and below the axe where it terminates in an old break. The shaft is sub-rectangular in cross section. The form of the head is similar to exampl…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2019
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