Fragment of fibula B2845

Fragment of fibula. The pin head and bow ends are missing, so there are no diagnostic features. Green patina, both fragments are corroded. The pin measures 8.2 cm, the fragment of the bow 3.7 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 and a belt plate (B2844 and 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, as found in the same burial as B2844.