
Palestave with a long, slender and decorated blade. The edge is damaged. The sides are decorated: triangles, parallel horizontal lines followed by triangles or zigzags and parallel vertical lines. The transition to the blade: vertical and horizontal parallel lines. There is a triangle of striated lines at the top of the blade, surrounded by two grooves that follow the blade from top to edge. Most of the brown patina has dissolved, some remains on the blade and sides. Length: c. 20 cm
Location:
Hove, Lund, Rogaland
Context:
Found in 1905 while the finder was clearing a field. It was found under some rocks.
Date:
Early Bronze Age period 2