One half of a soapstone mould for a socketed axe. The shape is square and polished. There are matching lines near the top and bottom of the shape. Near the top there is a print consisting of three grooves on both sides, this part is cut back from the face, forming holes on both sides of the top. The shape is that of a small axe with a hole with a loop, slightly curved in and with a straight egg. The axe is decorated with four vertical and parallel depressions from the edge of the mouth and halfway down the blade. The axe hole is marked with a rib. Baudou’s type VII A 1 a (cf. Minnen fig. 1059-1060). Length: c.9.5 cm. Width: 4 cm bottom, 5 cm top

Location:
Skjeldestad (no. 63/5), Sogndal, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found in an outbuilding, no information on how or when it was first found.

Dating:
Axes of this type, with two or more vertical and parallel depressions, are dated to period 4 (Baudou 1960:18).