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LOT 1569

Viking Age Iron Hook-Billed Axehead

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/2 in. (347 grams, 16.5 cm).

Broad blade with thickened edge, rounded socket with lateral triangular extensions. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex North American collection, 1970s.

Literature

Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.14(1); Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CXXIV, item 4.

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LOT 1569

Viking Age Iron Hook-Billed Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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