Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
31.5.19 (Your local time)
United kingdom
 The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom

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La subasta ha concluido

LOTE 2439:

Viking Impacted Socketted Spearhead

Precio inicial:
£ 1
Precio estimado:
$50 - $70
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 30%
IVA: Sólo en comisión
etiquetas:

9th-11th century AD
An iron spearhead comprising a lozenge-section leaf-shaped blade, thick neck and broad flared socket with holes for attachment studs; the point split and curled under impact of forcible contact with a hard surface. 198 grams, 18cm (7"). Fine condition. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s.
Literature
Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, table 8 (11).