Medium socketed axe without loop. The ax is slightly curved and has a curved edge. There is a horizontal rib around the rim of the socket, and another rib about 0.5 cm below. The socket is oval, while the blade has a hexagonal cross-section. There is no internal shaft support. Along one facet on the side there are three holes and a crack, plus a small hole between the two ribs. This is a casting fault as the metal is very thin here. Molding seams are marked along the sides. The color is golden brown, the patina has been removed. The ax does not appear to have been used. Length: c. 9 cm. Width: 3.5 cm above the edge Photo: Ann Mari Olsen © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Indre Oppedal (no. 117), Gulen, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Reported to have been found in a mound, no other information is available.

Date:
The size and shape may indicate a dating to the Early Bronze Age period 3, or the Younger Bronze Age period 4.