Axehead, felling

Description

Heavy axehead of iron, for felling or shaping, inscribed 'BARRI COMPITALCI' (property of Compitalicus in the century of Barrus), from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 100 AD

Museum reference

X.FRA 236

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Axehead, felling

Date

Late 1st century

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Iron

Physical description

Iron; inscribed with both owner's inscription and maker's mark

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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