VIKING IRON AXE HEAD
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Ca. 900-100 AD. A forged-iron axe head of a hefty form with a perforated socketing shaft, a dense neck, and a vertically oriented blade with gently flared tips. Very fine condition. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. Axes were commonly used within the Viking communities, almost everything was formed of wood making it unsurprising that many axes existed for constructing ships, houses, carts, as well as other objects. The axe was also one of the choice weapons of the battlefield due to its light weight.Size: L:148mm / W:72mm; 235gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
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VIKING IRON AXE HEAD
Estimate £250 - £400
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