B05932/a: Fragments of a bronze object. The excavator, Haakon Shetelig, thought the fragments could have been a knife. As the fragments are flat and thin, it is possible that the object may have been a knife or razor, but this cannot be ascertained. The fragments are corroded.

B05932/b: Clay urn, fragmented, similar to Baudou’s type XXXVIII C 1. The fragments have been glued together. The ware is grey/brown, porous on the outside, and tempered with crushed quartz. There are remains of red on the outside. The urn has a wide, convex body and cylindrical neck. The body is decorated with a band of slanting parallel lines in groups, alternating between slanting to the right and left. There are two horizontal lines on top and below the band. The rim is not marked. The pot originally had a handle, which was broken before deposition, as a handle was not found in the grave. Height: 18 cm

B05932/c: Fragments of an urn. When found, the clay was damp and disintegrating. Grey ware, with remains of red on the outside. The clay is tempered with crushed quartz. The ware appears to have been somewhat better quality than B05932/b, with an even finish both on the inside and outside. Only part of the lower half of the pot can be reconstructed: it has a convex lower body, and narrows towards the neck. A possible parallel is Baudou XXVIII B 2.

B05932/d: Cremated bones.

Context:
Found in a cairn with two urns and cremated bones (B05932/b-d), located on a promontory, Straumstein, with a good view of the sea. The cairn contained three chambers: One inhumation grave and two smaller stone cists, one of which contained the two urns and cremated bones, and one which was empty. The cist was made from five slabs and two covering slabs, and measured 0.40 x 0.30 m. It was located in the centre of the cairn, a little higher than the other two burials. Marine sand was scattered on the bottom slab. One of the urns had disintegrated and the shards were mixed with the bones inside. The bronze fragments were found underneath. The other urn was in good condition, but had cracked and the contents spilt. The bronze object appears to have been deposed separately, rather than inside one of the urns. According to Per Fett (1954), the slabs must have come from Augastad.

Location:
Eide (gnr.83/3), Kvam, Hordaland

Date:
Based on the urns and cremated bones as well as the size of the cist, the burial is dated to the Late Bronze Age, period 4-6.