ca. 1400–1500 AD. European. A medieval war hammer with a rectangular face, a wide neck with moulded lambda shaped decorations (?) and a hole at one terminal for attachment to a wooden haft; the blade at the rear end is slightly curved downwards and has a central rectangular section adorned with incised intersecting lines; custom-made stand included.Provenance: From the collection of a gentleman based in London; formerly in an old British collection; acquired in the 1980s.Size: L:130mm / W:210mm ; 380g