Eastern Balkans Iron T-Shaped Socketted Axehead

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

6 3/4 in. (566 grams, 17 cm).

An iron axehead with a T-shaped blade, curved edge, lateral flanges to the socket, and a spiked head to the rear. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.

Literature

Cf. Yotov, V., Въоръжението и снаряжението от българското средновековие (VII-XII век), (Arms in Bulgaria in medieval period, 7th-12th century), Варна, 2004, no.579, pl.XLIX, for the type, from Pliska.

CONDITION

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LOT 2004