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LOT 1827
Viking Long-Cheeked Iron Axehead
ENGLAND, CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (541 grams, 18 cm).
Gently curved narrow blade with scoop to the lower edge, a rounded socket with lateral triangular extensions; conserved with brown wax. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Repton, Derbyshire, UK, the site of an important Viking battle.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.14 (3), for type.
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Opening Bid: £100
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Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
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Lentoid-section and depicting a bee to one side and the inscription 'ΚΑΛΑ' on the other. 30.4 grams, 31 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Slender blade with raised midrib and rectangular-section tang with clubbed finial. 370 grams, 34 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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