Socketed axe B4587

Socketed axe B4587, with extended neck and hem, undecorated. A corner of the rim was broken by the finder. There is a horizontal raised rib on the neck. Part of the socket is broken. The axe has an internal shaft support. Triangular facet on the blade. Dark green patina, partially removed by fins. Baudou’s type C3. Length: 6 cm. Width: 3.8 cm above the edge. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Context:
The axe was reportedly found in a mound on the farm. There is no further information on how it was found.

Location:
Sakstad (gnr. 18, 19), Meland, Hordaland

Dating:
Similar axes have been found in collections dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 6.