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LOT 1495
Viking Age Iron Hooked Axehead
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (378 grams, 13.5 cm).
With long, deeply curved blade, narrow neck, socket with triangular flanges and incised crossed lines, rectangular extension to the rear. [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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