VIKING IRON AXE WITH DECORATION ON STAND

c. 900-1100 AD. Viking age. This iron battle axe features a circular socket and a long head, flaring towards thee blade. Etched decoration is present on both faces of the blade; on one side this comprises curved lines and on the other a series of chevron patterns. For further information on Viking axes with comparable shapes, see.Petersen, Jan (1919). De Norske Vikingesverd. Kristiania, p. 42, fig. 39. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: H:140mm/L:195mm/H:120mm (without stand); 1325g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany.