Record ID: SUSS-E95493
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Romano British cast copper alloy miniature (votive) axe dating c. AD 43-410. The sub-trapezoidal head is rectangular in cross section and measures 13.65mm wide at the cutting edge. The blade has a straight long upper edge and slightly concave lower edge to the haft, then straightening to the butt. The blade tapers in thickness from the cutting edge to the butt. The axe has an integrally cast haft with a circular cross-section at the worn rounded base of the handle, flattening towards the head into a rectangular cross se…
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: ESS-9B4C1D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast copper-alloy unidentified object of probable Iron Age to Roman date (c.100BC-AD250).  Description: The object consists of an axe-shaped plate, slightly rounded on one side and flat on the other. The shaft is set about half-way along the head. The more rounded side raised ridge running down the centre from the centre of the axe head along most of the length of the shaft. The surface has a grey-green patina. Measurements: length 18.12mm; width 12.8mm; thickness 2.96mm; weight 1.29g. Discussion: Due to the object's wear,…
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-9B3F0D
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy object, possibly a votive miniature object in the form of a socketed axehead of probable Roman date, c. AD 43-410. The mouth is subrectangular with a shallow rectangular socket. The mouth features a wide incomplete collar. Following the mouth collars, the blade extends and is slightly waisted. The cutting edge is incomplete and very worn. The entire object is bent out of shape with several deep scratches on its surface. The object appears to be undecorated. The metal has a brown patina and is worn and pitted. The object is 31.44mm l…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: SF-85EFB0
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead miniature axe of possible Roman date. It is square in section at the butt end, tapering in width towards the blade end where it flares to produce a triangular plan and profile. At the butt end is an circular socket. TIt measures 19.04mm in length, 10.11mm in width, 1.70mm in thickness (at blade end), and weighs 3.45g. This is possibly a votive axe similar to other examples recorded through the PAS database (e.g. IOW-DFA401, FAKL-B0C080, SF-BD6BA3, SF-4AB493 or SF-105BC3). These examples suggest a possible Roman date for the object, however a later date cannot be …
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-A28E39
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
AN incomplete probable miniature copper alloy socketed axe head, probably dating from the Bronze Age to the Roman period (1000 BC to AD 410).  Less than 25% of the socketed axehgead is present, consisting of the loop and part of the mouth. There is a large loop taking up most of the length od the body one end has a large flange. Rear is concave suggesting that this is one half of the casting blade end appears broken away.  It measures 34 mm in length, 18.8 mm wide and 3.7 mm thick. It weighs 12.7 g. The axeheadh is a mid green to brown colour, with an even surface pat…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: BERK-2066C6
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy object, possibly a miniature Roman votive axe. The object has a curved blade that has a forward angled tilt and a rounded lower half.  One side (the top edge of the axe) is gently concave, with a broken tip, for the first half and leads to a straight shaft for the final half. The other side is similarly concave with a slightly longer, concave edge, making the head slightly asymmetrical.
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 26th November 2023
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Record ID: SF-94249B
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron Age copper-alloy late Iron Age to Roman miniature 'votive' axe dating to circa 100 BC-AD 200. It is cast in a single piece. The blade is broadly trapezoidal in plan and rectangular sectioned. In section, the blade is triangular tapering from its widest extent at the haft end to the cutting edge, which is flat. The haft has flat upper and lower faces rounded edges. Its bottom edge is flat but now heavily worn. It is heavily abraded and appears undecorated. Miniature objects have been interpreted as votives offered at Late Iron Age and Roman&n…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd December 2023
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Record ID: SF-82B3A6
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy late Iron Age to mid-Roman miniature votive axe. It is cast in a single piece and appears to be largely complete apart from some damage around the edges. The head is a flattened, trapzoidal shape, which expands towards the blade end and curves downwards slightly overall. The haft is narrow and circular in cross-section. Its upper end is portrayed as projecting slightly beyond the upper edge of the head. The surface of the metal is very heavily corroded. Miniature objects like this one have been interpreted as votives offered for ritual or religious pu…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bawdsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-B438E4
Object type: VOTIVE MODEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy votive socketed axehead that has a short rectangular frame with a loop projecting from the top rear corner. The forward edge has been truncated resulting in the loss of the blade. On the opposite end is the socket, this end is oval with a shallow rectangular shot in the centre. This scaled down model of the larger socketed axe of the Late Bronze Age and is a Robinson (1995) Type III, (Robinson 1995 WA&NHM 88). These artefacts are normally dated to the late Iron Age to Early Roman period and are likely to be religious offerings with many either being found in grav…
Created on: Friday 8th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-0CA1E9
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bury
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Roman miniature votive axegead. It is cast in lead. The body of the axe is sub retangular but about half way down the total length it opens to a wide flat blade, extending further down one side than the other. The blade is stil pointed although the underside of the axe is quite coarsly moulded or has suffered some post casting damage. There is no sign of an attempt to put a hole for the stave through it. Parallels are found on the database, LEIC-15FF66 and OXON-B1FB07, although this example is larger than these. Axes, mainly from religious shrines and graves, form the l…
Created on: Monday 7th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Affetside', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CB4EE1
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron Age copper-alloy late Iron Age to Roman miniature 'votive' axe dating to circa 100 BC-AD 200. It is cast in a single piece and flat. The blade is broadly trapezoidal in plan tapering from its widest extent at the cutting edge into the haft end. The front face of the blade is decorated with an incised voided saltire containing linear incised grooves. At the meeting of the blade and the haft are two longitudinal incised grooves. The haft is broadly rectangular, tapering from its widest extent at the blade end into a straight edged foot. Th…
Created on: Friday 4th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gislingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-80F846
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible fragment of a copper alloy Roman votive axe, dating to c. AD 43-410. The object is trapezoidal in shape, with the outer cutting edge curved, and narrowing on both faces to create a sharp edge. The two sides of the blade are curved, narrowing towards the opposite edge. This edge is broken and worn, and has a square notch on one edge. The is no decoration, and it has a green brown patina. It measures 22.5mm in length, 21.5mm in width, and weighs 1.94g.
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
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Record ID: BH-948816
Object type: VOTIVE MODEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy miniature socketed axehead of Iron Age to Roman date (c. 200BC-AD410). The axehead is sub-rectangular with a triangular cross-section narrowing from the butt to the blade. Each face is flat, as are the sides, one of which has an intact side-loop projecting from it. The butt face is squarely recessed. None of the surfaces are decorated. The axehead measures 26.7mm long, 14.6 wide, 6.4mm maximum thickness and weighs 9.5 grams. A parallel miniature axehead is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (BERK-733328). This record highlights a co…
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-001FC5
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, cast Romano British miniature axe (votive) dating c. AD 43-410. The sub-trapezoidal head is rectangular in section and slightly bevelled on the upper side of the straight blade edge. The head measures 13.25mm wide at the cutting edge; with straight long edges tapering to the butt measuring 6.64mm wide. The axe has an integrally cast haft with a circular cross-section at the base of the handle, flattening to towards the blade into a rectangular cross section, the apex of the shaft projecting from the other side of the head at the top of the…
Created on: Thursday 13th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
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Record ID: NLM-C26B80
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Green copper alloy votive miniature axehead; head only of a small votive axe, incised lines to represent binding. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410 Length: 24.1mm, Width: 12.2mm, Thickness: 4.9mm, Weight: 4.50gms
Created on: Wednesday 28th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
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Record ID: BERK-733328
Object type: VOTIVE MODEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete copper alloy miniature socketed axehead, dating from the Iron Age through to Roman period (c.200BC-AD410). The axehead is sub-rectangular in form with a triangular cross section that narrows towards the curved blade. The side loop is integral and within the line of the body and placed 3/4 down the side of the axe. The socket is sub-rectangular. Overall the object is undecorated and has a smooth mid-green patina. Robinson's (1995) Type III miniature axe with a drooping blade. Similar to No. 13 which he describes as ' a small and well made m…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2023
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Record ID: GLO-A7E622
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy object, possibly a miniature Roman votive axe. The object has a curved blade that has a forward angled tilt and a rounded lower half.  One side (the top edge of the axe) is gently concave for the first half and leads to a straight shaft for the final half. The other side of the axe is slightly shorter because of the angle of the blade and has a more pronounced concave edge that again leads to a straight shaft. The rear of the axe appears to be truncated. A similar lead objects has been recorded at DOR-8BF889 and records this item have a similar as…
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th May 2023
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Record ID: WILT-D2FDE4
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy, model of a cross-pene hammer head and a short section of integral handle, dating to c AD 300 - 410. The head is a long, thin sub rectangular shape, broadly oval in cross section, with widened central area where the handle has been fashioned as if through a central eye in the hammer head, extending at the top as a rounded knop. One end of the head is a flattened rectangular shape, the striking face; the other narrows to a rounded chisel shape. The arms either side of the centre are chamferred. The handle is circular in cross section and narrows below…
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
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Record ID: OXON-EBE73A
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy object possibly a Roman votive axe of part of a tanged chisel. The object has for sides and increases in width while decreasing in thickness from its narrowest edge (8.1mm wide, 4.8mm thick) which is abraded from a break. The opposite edge is 18.3mm long and is crescent shaped the two diagonal edges being differing lengths. The object has a medium green patina. The object is 27.6mm long, 18.3mm wide and 4.8mm thick. It weighs 5.89 grams. The object is similar to the blade seen on Later Bronze Age tanged and collard chisels such as SUSS-64C…
Created on: Thursday 6th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th April 2023
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Record ID: NCL-8DAF33
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete copper alloy miniature votive axe of Roman date (c. 43-410 AD). The artefact has been integrally cast, with a broadly trapezoidal axehead. The haft extends at right angles from the axehead, and the butt extends beyond. One face is decorated and the other has a singular horizontal groove extending through the butt to the tip of the axehead. All terminals have been chipped and have suffered from corrosion. The artefact has a brownish green patina. Miniature Roman axes of this type were either carried as good luck charms or used as votive offerings in religious practic…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
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