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LOT 1352
Viking Age Bronze Axehead Amulet
CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.05 grams, 27 mm).
With scooped blade, hammer to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Alan Hardcastle.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.107.
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