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LOT 1817
Viking Age Iron Bearded Axe-Hammer
CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (327 grams, 19.6 cm).
With a broad curved blade, a narrow neck, a square hammer extension to the rear; round socket with lateral triangular extensions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North American collection, 1970s-1980s.
LiteratureCf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate LII, item 15, for type.
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Viking Age Iron Bearded Axe-Hammer
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
With a broad curved blade, a narrow neck, a square hammer extension to the rear; round socket with lateral triangular extensions. 327 grams, 19.6 cm
Ex North American collection, 1970s-1980s. -
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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