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LOT 1416
Western Asiatic Iron Axehead
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
9 5/8 in. (659 grams total including stand, axehead: 24.5 cm).
With swept blade and triangular socket with extension to the rear; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Viking Age and Later Axehead Group
Circa 10th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising socketted axeheads of various types; some possibly stamped with maker's marks. 7 kg total, 16-24.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
An axe similar to those of our group was found in the fortified camp of Péran, in Brittany, among the objects that emerged from a conflagration due to the attack of Alain Barbetorte's Bretons on a Viking camp, in 936 A.D. These axes were certainly work tools, although in case of necessity they could also serve as improvised weapons -
Viking Iron Sword with Three-Lobed Pommel
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,510
Comprising a two-edged blade with broad fuller and rounded tip, narrow lower guard with rounded outer ends, broad tang, lobed pommel of Type U with cocked-hat profile and lower guard, traces of silvering. 848 grams, 92 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12356-225922.
Petersen considered this type of Viking sword similar to the previous types R and S, but with differences in the pommel and cross-guard. The traces of silver ornaments on the guard and pommel are artistically consistent with archaeological examples of decorative work from the geographic region or estimated cultural point of origin, probably Eastern Scandinavia or the Baltic areas. -
Western Asiatic Mottled Black Stone Mace Head
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform in profile with vertical socket expanding towards the base, short neck. 459 grams, 80 mm
Ex London gentleman's collection, 1990s.
