Razor B908

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

Razor with horse head and decoration. The handle ends in a horse’s head, complete with two small ears. The end of the razor is missing. Slightly curved, and the blade is narrow. The top and sides have geometric ornamentation: the top has alternating sets of vertical lines and chevrons. The sides have two parallel lines, then three parallel sets of triangles, two parallel lines and triangles. Golden, there is some corrosion. Length: c. 7.5 cm. Width: 1.2 cm across the blade.

Context:
Found in a mound at Sola in 1834, together with B449, B906, B907 and B909. No other information. This cannot be confirmed, as the original catalog mentions that the finds may have come from several mounds.

Location:
Sola, Sola comm., Rogaland

Date:
Early Bronze Age period 3