Fibula with flat hourglass-shaped pin head, and spiral ending of the bow. Both the pin and the bow are broken in two; part of the bow is missing. Green patina, most of the pin and bow are corroded. Parallels: Montelius Minnen fig. 974. Length: c. 11 cm

Location:
Svanøy (no. 117), Flora, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found in a stone cist in a mound in 1842 at Svanøy Hovedgård on Svanøy. There were traces of a woolen fabric on the fibula when it was found, the fabric is gone. The coffin also contained around 50 small egg-shaped stones, described as marble. Five stones were apparently brought to the museum but are now lost. No information about the construction of the mound or cist.

Date:
Fibulae with hourglass pin heads date to Early Bronze Age Period 2, although they also continue in use into Period 3.