VIKING IRON BATTLE AXE HEAD
Ca. 900-1100 AD.
An iron axe head comprising a wedge-shaped blade, tapering cheek, reinforced poll, and rounded socket. Further information on Viking axes can be found in H. Arbman, Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940.
Size: L:90mm / W:205mm ; 1.21kg
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
Estimate: GBP 250 - 400