Viking Hook-Bladed Axehead
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9th-12th century AD. A hand-forged iron axehead with broad curved edge to the blade, lateral spurs to the socket and vertical strap to the rear. Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 14(1"). 340 grams, 13.8cm (5 1/2"). Property of a Buckingham gentleman; acquired on the USA art market; previously acquired from collections in Germany and Austria in the 1970s and 1980s. [No Reserve]
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Fair condition.
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Viking Hook-Bladed Axehead
Estimate £180 - £240
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