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LOT 1466

Viking Age Iron Bearded Axehead

11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/8 in. (633 grams, 15.5 cm).

With triangular section narrow blade widening to a curved bevelled edge with square chin and butt, D-section socket. [No Reserve]

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.

Literature

Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.14, item 3.

CONDITION
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LOT 1466

Viking Age Iron Bearded Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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