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LOT 1837
Viking Iron Fighting Broad Axehead
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (474 grams, 20 cm).
With triangular spurs flanking the square socket, broad flaring triangular-section blade extending to a curved edge with carination to its rear, hammer extension to the reverse of socket. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex North American private collection, 1970s-1990s.
Published
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 4th March 2026-7th June 2026; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
Literature
Cf. Williams, G., Pentz, P. & Wemhoff, M., Vikings Life and Legend, London, 2014, item 25, p.90, for type.
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