Small fragment of socketed axe with loop; the fragment consists of a loop and the surrounding area. There are indications of ribs starting at both ends of the loop. The fractures are old and worn. Length: 2.5 cm Width: 1.4 cm. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Context:
Found during student excavations at Hordamuseet’s museum area in 2008. The fragment was found in a layer dated to the Roman period, and was clearly not in context. Layers dated to the Roman and pre-Roman periods as well as the Late Bronze Age were excavated and were interpreted as a settlement.

Location:
Stend (no. 97/54), Bergen, Hordaland

Date:
General date to the Bronze Age.