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LOT 1644

Viking Age Iron Bearded Axehead

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

6 in. (635 grams, 15 cm).

With curved blade, spur below, round socket with lateral flanges.

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1644

Viking Age Iron Bearded Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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