9th-10th century A.D. An iron axehead, triangular in plan with D-shaped socket, square butt, scooped lower profile and curved edge; to each lateral face a silver plaque inlay with interlace and zoomorphic motifs. Cf. Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Oslo, 1919, fig.32; Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.14, no.1. 172 grams, 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. [No Reserve]