Large, fully twisted neck ring. The ring has two oval plates at the front, each ending in a spiral. The ring was originally cast in one piece. The right spiral is attached to the plate with two rivets. This is a repair, as the spiral was broken at the transition from the plate and was reattached with the rivets. Similar rings have decorated plates, but this ring has no ornamentation. The ring is twisted in one direction. As the patina dissolved in the bog and the finder washed it, the ring is now golden. Baudou’s type XVI C3. Diameter: 22.4 cm. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Context:
Found while digging trenches along the foot of a spring, close to an old landslide. The ring was placed on the edge of a rock in a layer of sandy soil, which was covered by a layer of peat. It was placed so that it would have been visible until the bog grew and covered it.

Location:
Støle (gnr. 35/6), Etne, Hordaland

Date:
Rings of this type are dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 6.