Record ID: LEIC-E7292C
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy miniature object / votive axe, 150-250. Length: 32 mm, width: 29 mm, thickness: 5 mm, weight: 6.61 g. The axe consists of a circular cross sectioned shaft which has a rounded terminal with a double incised collar above. The axe head is sub rectangular, tapering in width and flaring outwards to form a blade. The shaft emerges from the top of the head slightly. One face is incised with an X flanked by incised vertical line. These may be pseudo binding marks, given their position. Compare NLM-629192 SF-E5A4C7 BH-EF7EF6 BH-6D6F73, excavations at Baldock, Hertfo…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Saturday 6th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-DD41E0
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy miniature (votive) axe, Length: 20 mm, width: 14 mm, thickness: 6 mm, weight: 4.14 grams. The object has a circular cross sectioned short shaft, which widens into a rectangular cross sectioned 'fixing' for a triangular, shaped and cross sectioned, axe blade. The shaft terminates with a rectangular base. A base of any form is an unusual attribute for this type of model with only one similar example recorded here, WMID-943F82 which has been dated to 150-250AD and has the following useful reference. Green (1981, 258) suggests that in a Romano-Celtic context, voti…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Saturday 6th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knapwell', grid reference and parish protected.