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[edit]| Probably modern double-bitted axehead, of possibe symbolic function | |||
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Tom Brindle, 2009-10-26 13:02:18 |
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Probably modern double-bitted axehead, of possibe symbolic function |
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| Description |
English: An iron double headed axehead, also known as a labrys. The axe is heavilly corroded, yet is in good enough condition to suggest it is not of any great antiquity. Dr Kevin Leahy has advised that this axehead is unlike any weapon ever to have been used in Britain. However, the double headed axe was used as a symbol of justice since the Roman period, and this may therefore be a neoclassical, 19th century symbol of justice. The labrys also became a symbol which was adopted by the Greek fascist movement in the 1930s and 1940s, though it seems unlikely that this example is associated with this particuular movement. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Birmingham | ||
| Date | between 1800 and 1900 | ||
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FindID: 273565 Old ref: NARC-598D14 Filename: axehead.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/225912 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/225912 Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/273565 |
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