Bidspirit auction | VIKING AGE IRON AXE HEAD

VIKING AGE IRON AXE HEAD - Ca. AD 900 - 1100. A forged-iron axe head of a hefty form with a perforated socketing shaft, a dense neck, and a vertically oriented blade with gently flared tips. Size: 180mm x 95mm; Weight: 705g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.