Coiled spiral arm ring, made of two gold threads. The ends are twisted.
Location:
Lista, exact area unknown, Farsund, Vest-Agder
Context:
Probably found in a pile at Lista, although the exact location is unknown. The ring was bought from a jeweler in Stavanger.
Dating:
Early Bronze Age period 3
Two fragments of twisted ring of Wendel type, with sharp ribs. Some of the ribs are broken. One end is missing, otherwise the ring is complete. The ring was broken before deposition, and repaired by drilling holes on both sides of the break and threading a leather thong through them. When the ring was found and handed in to the museum, the strap was still attached to the ring, but has now been removed. There is a small piece of bronze near the break, which appears to be a later addition or possible repair, as there is a small crack in the ribs here. Dark green patina, corroded in places. Width: 17.5 cm. B7000/a.
Four fragments of twisted ring of Wendel type, with sharp ribs, similar to B7000/a. The fragments may be from one or possibly two rings, although the shape and patina indicate that the fragments are from one ring. Dark green patina, the fragments are corroded. Some ribs are damaged. The fragments measure approx. 17 cm, 9.5 cm, 6 cm and 6.2 cm. Width: c. 18 cm. B7000/b.
Two fragments of twisted ring of Wendel type, with sharp ribs. The fragments are thinner than B7000/a-b. Green patina, corroded and possibly burnt. The fragments measure 6 and 6.3 cm. B7000/c.
Arm ring with trumpet-shaped ends. It has a rhombic cross-section. Dark green patina. Similar to Baudou’s type XIX D 1 a. Width: c. 7 cm. B7000/d.
Pin with disc-shaped head. The needle itself is missing and part of the head is damaged. It has a conical point in the middle, surrounded by five concentric rings in relief. Part of the needle, where it is attached to the head, is preserved. Dark green patina. Baudou’s type B 2 c (Härnavi type). Width: c. 7.5 cm. B7000/e.
Fragment of a spectacle-shaped fibula, fragment of an oval disc. It is decorated with kidney-shaped concentric relief bands. The outer edge has a line decoration consisting of oblique lines; and between this border and the first relief band there is a border of small dots. Baudou’s type XXIV E 3a. Like Montelius Minnen fig. 1345. Width: c. 11 cm. B7000/f.
Location: Skjerdalen (no. 35/1), Gloppen, Sogn & Fjordane
Context: Found near a large rock, approx. 30 cm deep, on a rocky slope approx. 200-300 m.a.s.l. The area has high mountains and steep mountain sides. There was a circular area of dark blue or black soil where the objects were found, and this may have been urns or possibly the remains of a container, e.g. wood or leather.
Dating: The collection is dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 6. The needle and fibula are dated to period 5-6, the bracelet probably period 6, and the Wendel rings are period 6.
Arm ring, broken in two; one of the ends is missing. The ring has a triangular cross-section and straight ends. It is worn and some of the decoration is worn and faint. The decoration consists of a border of parallel oblique lines and two rows of triangles made up of short bundles of lines, then a border of parallel, slanting lines. The end has vertical parallel lines. There is some corrosion, otherwise the ring is golden. Width: 8.8 cm.
Location:
Bø, Karmøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a small stone cist in a partially destroyed mound around 1887, at Reheia on Karmøy. The mound was small and was located south of the easternmost mound. The cist measured approx. 0.5 cm and was rectangular; it was built from slabs and had a bottom slab and a covering slab. A clay urn with cremated bones was found in the eastern part of the cist. There is no information on the position of the arm ring. Two other small metal objects were found, but were never documented or submitted to the museum, so there is no information about which objects they were. The bracelet was broken into three pieces by the finder, only two parts have survived. There is no information about what happened to the urn and bones.
Date:
Younger Bronze Age period 5.
Foto: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Decorated belt plate with central, conical boss. The edge is damaged, and the loop on the back is broken. The boss is decorated with horizontal parallel ribs, while the plate has parallel lines around the edge, a belt of large running spirals, a belt of parallel lines followed by a belt of smaller running spirals, and parallel lines. There are vertical parallel lines and zigzags around the base of the boss. The decoration is weak due to corrosion. Width: 14.2 cm. B3322/a.
Two ribbed bracelets, with nine ribs and straight ends. Every second rib has small parallel lines that slope either to the left or to the right. One of the bracelets is broken in several places; the fragments are glued together. Golden-red with some corrosion, otherwise the bracelets are well preserved. Width: 7 cm across, the bands measure 3.8 cm. B3322/b.
Fibula with cross-headed pin head and a bow with spiral ends. It is heavily corroded. Length: 9.4 cm. B3322/c.
Location:
Særheim, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a burial in a mound, with a diameter of c. 26 m. The mound was excavated by Bendixen in 1879, and the excavation revealed a complex arrangement. The inner mound was surrounded by a narrow ditch and what appears to have been a kerb or terrace, about 2.5 m wide. There was a central cairn, 14 m across and covered by a thin layer of soil, with a layer of stone on top and finally a layer of turf. The stone layer was up to 3.5 m thick. The inner cairn covered two smaller cairns that each contained a stone cist. The smallest cist measured 1 m and was built from slabs. It contained charcoal and cremated bones. The second cist was found in the centre of the mound; it measured 2 m, the sides were built of small flat slabs while the ends were two large stones with flat sides. The bottom was covered by small round pebbles. The belt plate was found in the centre, with a bracelet on both sides, while the fibula was found in one corner of the cist, to the right of where the head would have been. Thus the artefacts were placed in an anatomically correct position .
Date:
The collection is dated to the Early Bronze Age period 2.
Twisted gold ring, with smooth ends. A similar bracelet was found at Hodne in Klepp municipality (S4091). The gold is from Schleswig-Holstein and the northern part of Lower Saxony. Width: 6.5 cm
Location:
Utvik, Karmøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a mound at Reheia on Karmøy in 1823. The mound was the largest of the mounds on the site, on the west side of a standing rock. The chamber was 1.98 x 0.83 m and built of stone and sand. The bracelet was found with gold leaf (B01616), at the northern end of the chamber. A broken bronze sword was found but was not submitted to the museum and is now lost. Some of the stones on the left side of the chamber protruded like shelves, filled with sand, and the sword was found on one of these.
Date:
Early Bronze Age period 3
One half of a necklace, with possible spiral end. It is round and thin, and is decorated with lines.
Location:
Sørbø, Rennesøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a cairn in 1847, no other information.
Dating:
Bronze Age
Bangle, with spiral ends, made of a single solid band of gold. There is little with an oval cross-section. The ends are simple spirals rolled in opposite directions. Some signs of use on the outside of the bracelet. Width: 6.4-8 cm. Weight: 73 g.
Context:
Found at the bottom of a slope near a boathouse, and near a mountain, while digging a ditch. It was found in dark soil about 60-70 cm deep and there was a row of stones. The largest stone measured about 1 m.
Location:
Vikse (no. 70/5), Sveio, Hordaland
Date:
Bracelets with spiral ends are known from the middle of the Bronze Age period 2-4. The gold arm rings from the Early Bronze Age are twisted, so this ring is dated to the Young Bronze Age, period 4.
Two spiral bracelets B3426, made of coiled, flat bronze wire with a flat and slightly oval cross-section. Both are golden, the patina has been removed and both have scratches. The shortest ring has a broken end. Otherwise, the ends are flat and slightly rounded. Ring 1: Length approx. 9.5 cm, width 7 cm over the widest end. Ring 2: Length 10.5 cm, width 6.8 cm across the widest end. Photo: Svein Skare
Context:
The rings were found approx. 1.25 m deep in a peat bog, sometime before 1824. The rings were intertwined when they were found.
Location:
Kvamme (no. 89), Radøy, Hordaland
Date:
Spiral bracelets have a wide dating range. Rings with flat ends are dated to Younger Bronze Age period 4, according to Baudou 1960. Johansen (1993) dates the rings from Kvamme to Younger Bronze Age period 5. A probable dating is therefore Younger Bronze Age period 4-5.
Bronze axe with curved, semi-circular blade and flat neck (B3295/a). Low arches from the blade to the neck. According to the finder, the axe had the remains of a wooden handle. There is no trace of it now. It has a green patina, the edge has been sanded in modern times, and there is some corrosion on the arches. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: 22.3 cm Width: 10 cm across the widest part of the blade.
Bronze axe with curved, semicircular blade (B3295/b). The axe is broken in two and part of the neck and neck are missing. This appears to be old damage, before the closure of the axe, as indicated by marks around the break. Low arches from the blade, presumably to the neck. There is some corrosion and damage to the arches, there are also signs of hammering. Dark green patina, some golden spots and the edge has been sharpened in modern times. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: c. 16 cm. Width: 8.8 cm across the widest part of the blade.
A small arm ring formed from a bronze plate. (B3295c) The hoop has pointed ends, and one is broken off and missing. The surface has five rounded ribs that end in points at each end. It has a dark green patina and there is some corrosion towards the ends. The size indicates that it probably belonged to a child. A similar find has been found in Sweden and one in Poland. W 4.9 cm. Photo: Adnan Icagic © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Location:
Steine (gnr. 18), Aurland, Sogn and Fjordane
Context:
Found in a clock, Grimuri, at Låvisberget by the water near the road to the sommerstølen. According to the finder, the axes and bracelet were lying on a large stone, possibly covered by smaller stones and soil.
Date:
The collection of finds dates to the Early Bronze Age period 1. Axes of this type are old and should be placed in the Early Bronze Age period 1b. The arm brace has few parallels, but those that exist are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1.
