Flanged ax with curved, semi-circular blade and flat neck. Low flanges from the blade to the butt. The ax is broken in two; this is old damage and was done before deposition. The edge of the blade has been sharpened in modern times. There are some bubbles in the metal on one side of the axe. Dark green patina, some golden areas showing through. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: 16.5 cm. Width: 7.6 cm Photo: Adnan Icgaci © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Håheim (no. 93/1), Stryn, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found under a flat stone at Flotaplassen in the 1850s. No other information.

Date:
Axes of this type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1