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LOT 1244
Finno-Ugrian Iron Bearded Axehead
11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (616 grams, 16.3 cm).
Triangular in plan with D-shaped socket, square butt, scooped lower profile and curved edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CXII, item 14.
Footnotes
The more commonly used weapons of the Finno-Ugrian people were axes, commonly found in all Finnic areas, as well as spears. Iron axeheads of this typology show a sub-trapezoidal asymmetrical blade, often perforated through the centre.
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