COLLECTION OF VIKING IRON AXE HEADS

Ca. AD 700 - 1100. A collection of three iron axe heads, including, from top to bottom: a bearded axe head with a tubular socket, downward curving blade with a pointed lower terminal, and a hammer poll; a bearded axe head with a tapered poll and broad blade; and a larger axe head with a socketed eye, broad blade, and engraved cross-hatched ornament. For similar see: Lovisa Branby, Ancient Northern European Axes, Gransfors Bruk, p. 22-23. Size: 110-160mm x 145-150mm; Weight: 1.6kg Provenance: From a central London private collection; earlier acquired on the UK art market before 2000.