VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE WITH HAMMER
Ca. 900-1100 AD. An iron axe head with a curved blade, slim cheek, elliptical shaft-hole, and a hammer poll. Axes were commonly used within the Viking communities, almost everything was formed of wood making it unsurprising that many axes existed for constructing ships, houses, carts, as well as other objects. For a similar example, see The British Museum, Museum number 1856,0701.1421. Size: L:220mm / W:80mm ; 377g Provenance: Private UK collection; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections.

Estimate: GBP 150 - 300