10th-12th century AD. An iron axehead with long, deeply curved blade, short neck, round socket with triangular wings above and below, long rectangular extension to the rear; fair condition, cleaned and conserved. See Cf. Kirpichnikov, A.N., Drevnerusskoe Oruzie, II, Moscow-Leningrad, 1966, in Arkheologiia SSSR, vol. E1-36, especially axes nos.1,5, from ???????? and ??????? (pl.XIII), and no.6 (pl.XXII) from ?????? ????. 343 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher; previously in a Dorset, UK, collection since the 1990s. The axe seems to be a variation of type IV of the Kirpichnikov classification of the Eastern Rus Axes typology, and type Va of the Nadolski classification: battle axes with downwards blade, two pairs of side wings and an elongated cut-out butt. These axes appeared in the 10th century, and continued in the 10th-11th century, apparently preferred by the Russian warriors to other forms. [No Reserve] Condition Report Fine condition, cleaned and conserved.