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LOT 1602
Viking Age Iron Broad Axehead
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (222 grams, 13 cm).
With broad curved blade and pointed chin, broad neck, deep socket with square reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Californian, USA, gentleman, dating back to the late 1960s.
LiteratureCf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CXXIV, items 3-4.
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