Ca. 1000-1200 AD An iron axe head with a long flaring cheek and curved blade; reinforced socket eye with a flared poll. Further information on Viking axes can be found in Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Graeber, Uppsala. Size: L:261mm / W:46mm ; 645g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.