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This is a Medieval Iron Crescent-Shaped Axehead, c. 13th-14th century A.D. An iron Axehead with a thick rectangular-section blade, curved edge and D-shaped section socket with elongated slender neck. Provenance: Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. The artefact is in fine condition and measures 225mm long.
References: See Glosek, M., Późnośredniowieczna broń obuchowa w zbiorach polskich (Late medieval blunt weapons in Polish collections), Warszawa-Łódź, 1996, pl.XIII, letters D,H, for similar axeheads.
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