5th-3rd century BC. A bronze pediform axe blade, sharpened edge and wide socket, asymmetrical with a short hollow neck and flat blade curving to one side. See Bezacier, L., L'archéologie au Viêt-Nam d'après les travaux de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient, France-Asie, tome XV, 1958, pp. 513-558; Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXV, nos.98-102, for the typology. 157 grams, 10.4cm (4"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. Typical Dong Son bronzes include large bucket-shaped vessels shaped like situlae, daggers, swords, and socketted axes. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price