Small flanged axe with curved, semicircular blade and flat neck. There are low moldings from the blade to the neck; there is some damage to the lists. The metal is corroded, with the remains of a dark green patina. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: c.9.9 cm. Width: c. 4.9 cm across the blade.

Context:
Found in the same area as B11599, sword of the Hadjusamson type, in the 1930s or 40s. The area was originally rocky, and the ax was possibly laid down on or by an outcrop. It is possible that B12125 and B11599 were deposited together, but this cannot be determined, as there was some distance between the two objects. In 1982, another edged ax was found on the farm, but not in the same area (B13373).

Location:
Blindheim (gnr. 17/1), Ålesund, Møre & Romsdal

Date:
Axes of this type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1b.