Small socketed ax without a loop, with straight sides and a straight edge. There is one transverse rib below the socket and possibly a rib marking the rim of the socket. There is no internal shaft support. The blade has a hexagonal cross-section. The socket and part of the blade are missing on one side of the axe; as the metal is very thin here it is likely that this is due to a failed casting. There is also a hole in one of the side facets. Some damage to the edge and around the socket, mostly old damage. Green patina, although the axe has been polished and most of the patina removed. There is some corrosion. Length: 7.4 cm Width: 3.2 cm above the edge. Photo: Ann Mari Olsen © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Vevik (no. 57/1), Eid, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found in the ground, possibly in a natural mound, during the digging of a ditch approx. 200 m WNW of the farmhouse. It was apparently found with B4589, a whetstone.

Date:
Similar axes are dated to Early Bronze Age period 3, Younger Bronze Age period 4 is also likely.