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Estimate
GBP (£) 200 - 300
EUR (€) 230 - 350
USD ($) 270 - 400
(3 Bids, Reserve met)
CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (460 grams, 15 cm).
With long, deeply curved blade, short neck, socket with triangular wings above and below; professionally cleaned, conserved, and restored. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate CXXIV, item 1.
FOOTNOTES:
These axes are typical of Baltic workmanship. During this age, the axes were the favourite weapons of many Baltic people, including the Curonian army which included lightly armed soldiers who fought with spears, shields, fighting knives and axes. A heavily armed soldier could also carry a sword, a helmet, a shield, and a wide-bladed axe.
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