VIKING LONG AXE HEAD 9th-11th century AD A substantial hand forged iron axehead with triangular-section long blade extending to a narrow bevelled edge, socket with small lateral flanges and rectangular extension to the rear. 1.1 kg, 21.4cm (8 1/2"). Condition Very fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved. Provenance From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Literature Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.V, item 23.
VIKING LONG AXE HEAD 9th-11th century AD A substantial hand forged iron axehead with triangular-section long blade extending to a narrow bevelled edge, socket with small lateral flanges and rectangular extension to the rear. 1.1 kg, 21.4cm (8 1/2"). Condition Very fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved. Provenance From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Literature Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.V, item 23.
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