Roman 'Votive' Miniature Votive Axe
Copper-alloy, 2.70 grams, 23.77 mm. 1st century AD. A miniature bronze axe used in votive ceremonies to propitiate or thank the gods. Reference: cf. examples published in Wiltshire Archaeology Magazine, vol.88, 1995. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire, England.