Socketed axe B11662

 

Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Small socketed axe without a loop. The hole is partially missing on one side, this is mostly old damage. The blade is worn and there is no internal shaft support. Green patina, most of it is gone, and the ax is corroded. Possible parallel: Baudou VII C 2b variant. Length: 8.3 cm Width: 4.8 cm across the blade.

Context:
Found in the shore below a pit with gravelly masses, where a grave is known as well as a number of Iron Age finds. The ax may have come from the gravel; however, this cannot be determined.

Location:
Nes (gnr. 81/6, 7), Kvinnherad, Hordaland

Date:
Younger Bronze Age period 4-5. Some of these can probably be dated to the Early Bronze Age period 3.