Francisque

Saint-Dizier (52) - Musée Municipal

© Musée de Saint-Dizier, C. Philippot

Profiled axe also called francisque. This object is complete. Important remains of textile and leather are present on one face of the axe. Two fragments of corrosion with mineralized textile.

Where to find it

Saint-Dizier (52) - Musée Municipal
17 rue de la Victoire

52100 Saint-Dizier

Commune of discovery

Saint-Dizier

Locality

La Tuilerie

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

2002

Chief Scientist

TRUC, Marie-Cécile

Inventory number

2006.8.22

Materials

Metal ➔ Ferrous alloy

Dating the object

470 – 530

Dimensions

L. 17 cm, l. 8.4 cm, 820 g

Bibliographie

Marie-Cécile Truc (dir.), Saint-Dizier « La Tuilerie » (Haute-Marne), Trois sépultures d’élite du vie siècle, Caen, Presses universitaires de Caen, 2019, 304 p