VIKING IRON AXE WITH LARGE BLADE

Ca. AD 800 - 1100 A 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.

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Estimate: GBP 300 - 600