ROMAN MINIATURE OBJECT

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An incomplete possible Roman cast lead votive model or miniature object in the form of an axehead.The handle is missing.This object is sub-rectangular in plan, sub-rectangular in cross-section and sub-triangular or wedge-shaped in side view. In plan, it flares from the top to the cutting edge and has a swelling either side of the transverse perforation for the handle. The perforation is oval and measures 3.2mm in length and 1.9mm in width.The object is grey with a coarse surface.Height: 27.0mm; width: 10.3mm; thickness: 5.8mm. Weight: 6.66g.Similar miniature objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example , see finds: BERK-08C3D2; BH-6D7895; DENO-7C2322; FAKL-B0C080; GLO-0817D7; IOW-DFA401; NMS-381D84; SF-7DBA02; SF-BD6BA3; SUSS-571122 and WMID-42A185.