VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE
Ca. 900-1100 AD.
An iron axe head with a curved blade, slim cheek, and an elliptical shaft-hole. 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.
Size: L:200mm / W:110mm ; 710g
Provenance: Property of a UK art professional; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections.
Estimate: GBP 300 - 600