A Kievan Rus/Viking Period Iron Axe Head, ca. 9th - 11th century CE Medium - Silver but also a set of

but also a set of limestone tomb reliefs recording spells from the Book of the Dead that are today in the collection of the British Museum and that were once erroneously attributed to ‘Campbell’s tomb’ at Giza

its natural strata of warm brown

He also had a special relationship with the goddess Hathor and served in her retinue as a musician and dancer

developing her own unique style

created to symbolically safeguard the deceased's journey into the afterlife

A Kievan Rus/Viking Period Iron Axe Head, ca. 9th - 11th century CE Medium - Silver but also a set ofA 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