Small razor with S-shaped handle. Part of the handle is missing, and the end is partially missing. Green and corroded. Baudous type XXV B 1. Length: 6.4 cm. B3333/a.

Fragment of a small tanged blade, arrowhead. The tip is missing. Baudous type V A. Length: c. 4 cm. B3333/b.

Fragments of a disc-headed pin. There are horizontal parallel lines below the head. The needle and needle head are corroded. Baudou’s type XI B 2a. Length: 5.8 cm (needle) and 2 cm (head). B3333/c.

Location:
Sola, Sola, Rogaland

Context:
Found in a mound, Store Melhaug, excavated by Anders Lorange in 1879. The mound had a diameter of about 27-28 m and was built of sand. There was a large stone wall 4 m from the edge, it was 3 m wide and 1 m high, and it contained a small secondary grave containing B03333/a-c. The cist was made of slabs and measured 0.5 m. Eight m further east another drywalled cist was found, measuring 2 m and filled with soil. A similar cist was found in the wall on the northern side of the mound; there were no finds but the remains of an inhumation could be seen on the bottom slabs. There was a small cairn in the centre, covering a drywalled cist measuring 1.5 m and made from small flat stones and a large slab. The bottom consisted of small flat stones on a layer of pebbles, and the remains of an inhumation were found. Around the skeleton there were the remains of a coarse textile, and a wooden container with grains behind the head. None of the organic material has been preserved.

Date:
The collection is dated to the Early Bronze Age period 4-5.