The Portable Antiquities Scheme
ROMAN MINIATURE OBJECT
Unknown artist
A lead-alloy miniature hafted votive axe, dating to the Roman period. The axe is wedge shaped with a circular perforation for the handle. Both sides of the axe-head are decorated with at least four crescental cells, although the cells on the upper surface are more pronounced. One cell on the upper surface appears to be filled partially with blue enamel. The axe measures 21mm in length, 9mm in width and has a maximum thickness of 4mm.
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