JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser.

You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. Click here for instructions on enabling javascript in your browser.

Ave!

Celtic, Votive Axe, ca. 4th-2nd Cent BC

Lead; 48mm / 54.7gm

Con/ Plow-bent with scrapes and dings, otherwise, As Cast; white lead patina

Seller's Note/ This curious artifact, being made of soft lead, was never meant to be used as a tool. We can only surmise that it could have been a votive offering to the Celtic Gods. Whether or not it had a wooden handle before being buried is moot; any traces of wood would have disintegrated after over 2,400 years in the ground.

Extremely Rare!

Share Product
Share via E-Mail
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter