Decorated belt plate with central, conical boss. There is a small hem on the back. The edge is damaged all around the plate, and the boss is broken and glued. The decoration consists of seven rings with various geometric patterns, including knobs made in a repoussé technique. Around the edge there is a row of buds surrounded by a ring, then parallel vertical and horizontal lines, followed by two rows of buds with rings, then a belt of partly crossing stripes; this is followed by a row of ringed studs, a belt of small indentations, a row of tiny studs punched into the metal, and finally a band of vertical lines. The boss is also decorated: stripes and horizontal lines at the bottom, possibly horizontal lines on the lower half. The plate is green and corroded. Width: c. 14 cm

Location:
Kleppe, Klepp, Rogaland

Context:
Found in 1872 in a large mound at Høybakken. The mound had a central cairn, where a 5-foot chamber was found, built of small flat stones and covered with slabs. The grave contained cremated bones, the belt plate and fragments of a fibula (B2845). The bones were in the southern corner, the belt plate in the eastern corner, while the fibula was in the center of the grave.

Date:
Early Bronze Age period 2-3