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LOT 1402
Viking Age Pierced Iron Axehead
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (265 grams, 14.8 cm).
With broad blade and curved edge, stepped shoulder to the socket with lateral flanges and hammer-face to rear; blade with circular hole behind the edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex North American collection, 1970s-1990s.
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