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LOT 1405
Medieval Decorated Iron Axe-Hammer
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (305 grams, 11.9 cm).
With a broad curved blade, narrow neck and hammer extension to the rear; round socket; punched ornament to both cheeks of the blade. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex North American collection, 1970s-1990s.
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