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LOT 1481
Viking Age Iron Kirghiz Type Broad Axehead
8TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (366 grams, 16.6 cm).
With a wide blade, lower lateral flanges to the socket, and a circular hammer extension to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a North American collection formed in the 1970s-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Nicolle, D., Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350 AD, volume II, London, 1999, pp.290ff, figs.752-753.
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Opening Bid: £110
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