Lot 687
VIKING IRON AXE WITH LARGE BLADE
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£220
Starting Bid: £200
Est.
£300 - £600
Live Auction
ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES - DAY 2
Live bidding began Feb 23, 2025 at 1 PM GMT
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Ca. AD 800 - 1100 A massive Viking forged-iron axe head of a hefty form with a circular socket shaft, a narrow neck, and a slightly curved blade that angles downward to the flared cutting edge. Around the socket rim are a pair of tabs and a vertical flange on the end. Size: 65mm x 90mm; Weight: 120g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.