A Kievan Rus/Viking Period Iron Axe Head, ca. 9th - 11th century CE Medium - Silver these two pottery fragments are

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

1991 Aboriginal Women’s Exhibition

its natural strata of warm brown

separately made

by descent to family

A Kievan Rus/Viking Period Iron Axe Head, ca. 9th - 11th century CE Medium - Silver these two pottery fragments areA 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