The Portable Antiquities Scheme
ROMAN VOTIVE MODEL
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Lead votive model axe, that is wedge shaped with an oval hole in the thicker part of the axe.Lead votive axes mainly come from religious shrines and graves and form the largest group of miniature tools found from Roman Britain. For similar examples on the PAS database see LEIC-751012; FAKL-B0C080; for copper alloy versions: NMS-B80741; NMS-796911.
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