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Socketted Axehead

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Viking Socketted Axehead: 9th-11th century AD. A large and heavy iron axehead with triangular-section blade widening to a broad curved edge with spur to the chin; D-shaped socket; mounted on a stand. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Di

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Viking Plain Socketted Axehead: 9th-11th century AD. An iron broadaxe with wide flared blade, curved edge with flat edge to the base, narrow triangular socket. 247 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). From the family collection of a London gentlem

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Bronze Age British Looped and Socketted Axehead: 1st millennium BC. A socketted axehead with thickened collar, flared blade with slightly curved cutting edge, thick lateral loop. 334 grams, 11.4cm (4 1/2"). From the private collection of Alexander C

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Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead: 14th-11th century BC. A large parallel-sided European axehead with everted rim to the mouth, flat facets to the broad faces, lateral loop connected to the socket mouth. 182 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Pro

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Viking Socketted Axehead: 9th-12th century AD. An iron axehead with short blade and scooped lower edge, curved blade, socket with spurs to the lower edge and triangular notch to the rear. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v E

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Bronze Age Decorated Socketted Axehead: 2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead of European type with straight edge, curved cutting edge with concentric teardrops to both broad faces, slashed collar, broad socket with two lateral lugs. 244 gram

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Bronze Age Socketted Axehead 2nd millennium BC.: Bronze Age Socketted Axehead2nd millennium BC. A bronze socketted axehead with raised leaf-shaped motif to one face, depression to the reverse. 174 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Property of a European gentlem

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Western Asiatic Luristan Socketted Axehead: 13th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with ribbed elliptical socket, long neck and slightly curved edge. 433 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000.

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Western Asiatic Luristan Socketted Axehead: 13th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket and rectangular blade, ribbed collar to lower edge of the socket. 8 grams, 13cm (5") Property of a London collector; acquired London, 1980s. [

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Bronze Age Large Socketted Axehead: 13th-9th century BC. A bronze axehead with scooped socket and flange to the mouth; the lozenge-section loop connected perpendicular to the mouth of the socket. 256 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Private coll

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Viking Age Finno-Ugrian Socketted Axehead: 10th-13th century A.D. Hand-forged with triangular-section narrow blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin and spur to the rear, socket with flanges to the rear. See for similar axes N

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Bronze Age Spiked Socketted Axehead: 1st millennium BC. A small bronze axehead with raised midrib, long lentoid-section pick to the rear; short tapering socket with pierced attachment hole. 95 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a Europe

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Medieval Long Socketted Axehead: 14th-16th century AD. An iron woodworking side-axehead with rectangular-section closed socket, sturdy neck, tapering blade with long straight edge and offset edge. 1.1 kg, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). From an Eng

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Bronze Age Large Socketted Axehead: 1st millennium BC. A substantial flat-axe with ovoid socket, flared blade with curved edge. 1.1 kg, 17cm (6 3/4"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990. [No Reserve]

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Large Viking Age Carpenter's Socketted Axehead: 8th-11th century A.D. An iron axehead, roughly T-shaped in plan with a shallow crescentic blade, convex cutting edge and roughly rectangular socket. 805 grams, 28 cm (11 in.) UK gallery, acquired in t

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c.18th-19th century A.D. An iron axehead composed of a tubular socket, curved butt and flared cheeks with slightly convex cutting edge. 992 grams, 13.7 cm (5 3/7 in.) Acquired on the UK art market before 1980. Private British collection 1980. Private collection of a Devonshire, UK, collector. [No Reserve]