Sverd B1007

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

Sword. Complete octagon-hilted sword. The hilt is attached to the blade with two rivets. The pommel and hilt are cast in one piece. The blade has an oval cross-section and tapers towards the point, which curls up on one side. The pommel is oval and has an oval boss in the centre. There are faint traces of decoration, probably lines and rings. There are three horizontal, parallel lines at the transition between the pommel and hilt, and the hilt also has faint traces of S-shaped decoration. Golden-brown, corroded in places. Length: c. 62 cm.

Context:
No information available

Location:
Madla, Stavanger, Rogaland

Date:
Early Bronze Age period 2