VIKING DANISH TYPE BROAD AXEHEAD 9th-11th century AD An iron broadaxe with wide flared blade, curved edge, narrow triangular socket with lateral spurs above and below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.3 kg, 23.5cm including stand (9 1/4"). Condition Extremely fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved; supplied with pre-restoration images on flash drive. Provenance From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Literature Cf. River Thames find in Williams, G., Pentz, P. & Wemhoff, M. Vikings Life and Legend, London, 2014, item 58.
VIKING DANISH TYPE BROAD AXEHEAD 9th-11th century AD An iron broadaxe with wide flared blade, curved edge, narrow triangular socket with lateral spurs above and below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.3 kg, 23.5cm including stand (9 1/4"). Condition Extremely fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved; supplied with pre-restoration images on flash drive. Provenance From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Literature Cf. River Thames find in Williams, G., Pentz, P. & Wemhoff, M. Vikings Life and Legend, London, 2014, item 58.
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