Ca. 900-1000 AD.An iron axe head with a curved blade, slim cheek, elliptical shaft-hole, and a spike at the rear. Axes were commonly used within the Viking communities, almost everything was formed of wood making it unsurprising that many axes existed for constructing ships, houses, carts, as well as other objects. This item comes with a custom-made display stand.Size: L:85mm / W:165mm ; 215gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.