‡ AN IRON AXE, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

in excavated condition, with slightly curved b…

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‡ AN IRON AXE, 9TH/10TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with slightly curved blade tapering at the back to a socket of U-shaped section, flat back-edge, on a later wooden haft, 13.2 cm Provenance Bruce Axt Collection

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‡ AN IRON AXE, 9TH/10TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with slightly curved blade tapering at the back to a socket of U-shaped section, flat back-edge, on a later wooden haft, 13.2 cm Provenance Bruce Axt Collection

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