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Lot 356*

An Eastern European War Hammer Head (Nadziak)
Early 17th Century

28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Eastern European War Hammer Head (Nadziak)
Early 17th Century

Of iron, with flat head of cusped octagonal section on tapering neck of octagonal section, central block with vertical lines on each side, and long beak-like fluke of octagonal section (pitted overall), on later wooden haft of tapering circular section
26 cm. wide

Footnotes

For a discussion on war hammers of this type see M. Paszkiewicz, 'Polish War Hammers: Czekan, Nadziak, Obuch', J.A.A.S., vol. VIII, no. 3, pp. 225-227, pls. LXXXI-LXXXII

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