Saxon & Medieval — Late Medieval; late 13th-15th century
Axehead
Secular badge in the shape of a miniature axehead. Most of the blade is missing but an element of its decoration survives: the remains of a circular device with a cabled border, originally pierced by 6 holes to create a 6-petalled flower (only 3 of the holes remain). Miniature axeheads may have been worn as favours by spectators at tournaments and combats.
