Ancient Art and Antiquities

Ca. 1400-1600 AD. Eurooean. An iron bearded axe head with a slender and long curved blade and a reinforced poll that may be used as a hammer. The ...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Viking Age. An iron bearded axe head with a curved blade, a reinforced square poll and a long cheek decorated with geometric inci...

Ca. 1000–1200 AD. Viking Age. An iron bearded axe head with swept upper face to the gently curved blade, a socket with lateral wings above and bel...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Viking Age. An iron axehead with a triangular cheek, a slender curved blade, and rectangular panels extending below the socket. G...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. An attractive ceremonial axe head with a slender blade curving downward and cylindrical shaft tube. On the back ...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. Cast axe head comprising of a tubular socket and a shaft with cylindrical section, enhanced by three horizontal ...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. Cast axe head comprising of a tubular socket with ribbed borders, a scroll to the upper edge and bulb below, a c...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. An attractive ceremonial axe head with a rectangular blade and wide, cylindrical shaft tube. On the back a solid...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. Cast axe head comprising of a tubular socket with ribbed borders, a scroll to the upper edge and bulb below, col...

Ca. 800–600 BC. European. A hefty cast bronze axe head with a flared blade, blunt sides, a thick neck, and a rounded collar with a hoop. The head ...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, wide raised midrib, and a short socket ...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spear with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, sharpened edges that taper gradually t...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, wide raised midrib, and a short socket ...

Ca. 1000–1200 AD. Viking Age. An iron spearhead with a leaf-shaped blade, sharp edges flaring halfway through the blade before tapering to a point...

Ca. 300–500 AD Roman. An iron spearhead comprising a slender tapering leaf-shaped blade with a raised midrib and a long, flared socket for increas...

Ca. 300–500 AD Roman. A spearhead comprising a slender tapering leaf-shaped blade with a narrow neck and conical socket for increased control. Wea...

Ca. 800–1110 AD. Viking Age. An iron spearhead with lanceolate blade with flaring shoulders and a long, circular socket. Spears were an important ...

Ca. 100–300 AD. Roman. An iron spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, sharp tapering edges, and a long flared socket. Good condition; cust...

Ca. 100–300 AD. Roman. An iron spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, sharp tapering edges, and a long flared socket. Good condition; cust...

Ca. 100–300 AD. Roman. An iron spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade with a raised central ridge, sharp tapering edges, and a long flared ...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Byzantine. A “Greek fire” grenade comprising a domed lid, a pointed base, and a globular body decorated with six vertical bands o...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Byzantine. A “Greek fire” grenade comprising a globular body, domed lid and a pointed base. The body is decorated with raised tea...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Byzantine. A “Greek fire” grenade comprising an acorn-shaped body, domed lid, and a pointed base. The upper registry of the body ...

Ca. Late 3000–Early 1000 BC. A large and finely polished fish-shaped axe in light beige stone, with an asymmetric convex cutting edge tapering to ...

Ca. 5000–3000 BC. Neolithic. A nice boat-shaped pecked and ground axe head with square butt and rectangular in section, the ground socket with exp...

Ca. 5000–3000 BC. Neolithic. A nice ground axe head with a slightly rounded butt and curved edge, the ground socket with expanding edge has a hole...

Ca. 2000–1000 BC. Western/Central Europe. A bronze single-edged sickle blade with a rounded tip and a short handle to the end. Sickle blades were ...

Ca. 2000–1000 BC. Western/Central Europe. A bronze single-edged sickle blade with a rounded tip. Sickle blades were used for utilitarian and agrar...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. A fine example of a cast bronze mace head with a flat tip, the cylindrical body- probably placed around a wooden...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. A fine example of a cast bronze mace head with a flat tip, the cylindrical body- probably placed around a wooden...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. A Medieval iron mace head attached to a long chain. Provenance: Private Oxfordshire collection; Formerly acquired on the European...

ca. 1300 AD. Nice Medieval European sword with handle; well preserved blade and crossguard. The item was studied by Russel Scott; famous lecturer,...

Ca. 100–300 AD. Roman. An iron pilum spearhead with a barbed, triangular blade, and a long, narrow neck, and a robust flaring socket. Good conditi...

Ca. 1400 AD. European. An iron lancehead with narrow lozenge-section blade, conical socket with collar to the neck. The Lance was a formidable wea...

Ca. 700-1000 AD. Viking age. An iron sword with ad doubled-edged blade, broken off from the half and a wide, broad, tapering guard and circular po...

Ca. 600–400 BC. Scythian / Hellenistic. A well preserved short iron sword of the akinakes type (Greek ????????') with a pointed blade, bow-shaped ...

Ca. 600–400 BC. Scythian / Hellenistic. A well preserved short iron sword of the akinakes type (Greek ????????') with a pointed bevelled blade, fl...

Ca. 1100–900 BC. Aegean. A bronze Troy-type sword blade, leaf-shaped in plan with curved lateral extensions to the shoulder; the midrib extends to...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze sword with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, and short tang for insertion into a hi...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze sword with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, and short tang for insertion into a hi...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze sword with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, and short tang for insertion into a hi...

Ca. 1000–1200 AD. Viking Age. An iron axe head with long flaring cheek and curved blade; reinforced socket eye with a flared poll. The era known a...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. A bearded iron axe head comprising a broad, curved cutting blade, a reinforced eye, and a flat hammerhead on the rear. Bearded ax...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Viking Age. An iron battle axe with a narrow, crescentic blade, tapering cheek, reinforced poll and socket. The era known as the ...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Viking Age. An iron bearded axe head with a slender and long curved blade and reinforced poll that may have been used as a hammer...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Viking Age. An iron bearded axe head with a short curved blade and a reinforced poll. The profile of the blade is square at the l...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Viking age. An iron bearded axe head with a heavy blade with a triangular-section cheek and curved lower profile, a rounded socke...

Ca. 900–1100 AD. Viking age. An iron bearded axe head with a heavy blade with a triangular-section cheek and curved lower profile, a rounded socke...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. A beautiful two-bladed axe head of the labrys type. Custom made stand included. Provenance: Private Oxfordshire ...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. A bronze axe head with a curved blade, triangular cheek and a heavy, circular socket. Bronze weaponry production...

Ca. 900–700 BC. Koban-Caucasian Culture. A beautiful bronze flat axe, with a crescentic blade and a long butt. Excellent condition. The Koban cult...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. A bronze axe head with a curved blade, triangular cheek, slightly visible horizontal collars stretching from the...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. Cast axe head comprising of a tubular socket with ribbed borders, a scroll to the upper edge and bulb below, a c...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. A beautiful two-bladed axe head of the labrys type. Bronze weaponry production flourished from the 2nd millenniu...

Ca. 900–700 BC. Koban-Caucasian Culture. A beautiful bronze flat axe, with a crescentic blade and a long butt. Excellent condition. The Koban cult...

Ca. 800–600 BC. European. A hefty cast bronze axe head with a flared blade, blunt sides, a thick neck, and a rounded collar with a hoop. The head ...

Ca. 900–700 BC. Koban-Caucasian Culture. A beautiful bronze flat axe, with a crescentic blade and a long butt. Excellent condition. The Koban cult...

Ca. 800–600 BC. European Bronze Age. An axe head with very fine olive-green patina with wide cheek, tapered blade, and an ovoid axe eye at the bac...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, wide raised midrib, and a short socket ...

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, wide raised midrib, and a short socket ...