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LOT 1750
Medieval Iron Axehead
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (349 grams, 13.6 cm).
Composed of a sub-triangular-section socket, stamped to one cheek. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
See Glosek, M., Późnośredniowieczna broń obuchowa w zbiorach polskich (Late medieval blunt weapons in Polish collections), Warszawa-Łódź, 1996, pl.XXX, letterr B, for a similar axehead.
FootnotesThis type of axehead, with similar specimens found in the territories of the Teutonic Order, was by far the most popular form of axe which remains unchangeable and continues to be used in the Baltic to this day. It appears in East European territories as early as the mid 13th century A.D.
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