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LOT 1438
Viking Age Iron Bearded Axehead
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (200 grams, 14 cm).
With long, slightly curved blade widening to a square chin, pierced hole, narrow neck and round flared socket. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex North American private collection, 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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