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LOT 1426
Viking Iron Bearded Axehead
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (390 grams, 15 cm).
With curved edge to the blade, square chin and scooped underside, rounded socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.14 (7).
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