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LOT 1571
Viking Age Iron Broad Axehead
CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (303 grams, 13 cm).
With a curving reinforced blade, narrow socket with lateral spurs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North American private collection, 1970s-1990s.
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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