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Viking Age Short-Bladed Axehead
Viking Age Short-Bladed Axehead
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Description
9th-11th century A.D. A triangular iron axehead with domed face to the circular socket and lateral wings, the blade with curved lower edge and side grooves, flared socket with flanges above and below; Baltic workmanship. Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, table XLIII, item 5. 482 grams, 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in."). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. The axe belongs to typical Ugrian-Finnish workmanship. Iron axeheads of this typology show a sub-trapezoidal asymmetrical blade, often perforated through the centre. They are characterised by two projecting spurs from the top and the bottom of the back of the shaft-hole. [No Reserve]
Condition
Very fine condition, professionally cleaned, conserved and restored.
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Viking Age Short-Bladed Axehead

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