A Kievan Rus/Viking Period Iron Axe Head, ca. 9th - 11th century CE Medium - Silver separately made

separately made

these two pottery fragments are decorated with black pigment in organic linear motifs

developing her own unique style

by descent to family

the presence of eleven phalloi makes a determined statement calculated to provide religious and curative powers to the vessels contents

A Kievan Rus/Viking Period Iron Axe Head, ca. 9th - 11th century CE Medium - Silver separately madeA rare and elaborate iron axe head from the Kievan Rus cultural sphere, dating to the Viking period (9th11th century CE). The head features a wide single edged blade with a dramatically flared profile and pointed, wing like elements projecting from the rear of the blade. Opposite the blade, a curved pike extends from the back, adding both symbolic and functional weight to the form. At the center, a tapered socket shaft is framed by upper and lower