Twisted neck ring of the Wendel type, with sharp ribs. It has a golden brown patina and has minor damage to the ribs. Width: 16 cm
Location:
Unknown farm and municipality, Telemark
Context:
Found before 1897 in Telemark county, Eastern Norway. No other information.
Date:
Younger Bronze Age period 6
Twisted neck ring with two oval plates. The ring is twisted in one direction. The ends would most likely have been spirals; they were broken by the finder. The oval plates are decorated: first a set of vertical parallel lines ending in a border of striated lines at the beginning of each plate. Around the edges of the plates there is a border of striped lines and a wave pattern, in the center there are parallel horizontal lines and a row of striped lines, flanked by a row of C-shapes on each side. There is another set of vertical parallel lines at the transition to the lock. The patina is green, with minor damage and corrosion. Width: c. 21 cm. Photo: Svein Skare
Location:
Unknown farm, Sandefjord, Vestfold
Context:
Unknown
Date:
Younger Bronze Age period 5
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.
Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type, approx. half. It is thin and has sharp grooves. The fragment is bent slightly out of shape. Green patina, which is mostly dissolved and there is some corrosion. Width: c. 16.5 cm. B5793/a.
Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type, approx. half. It has sharp ribs and is wider than B05793/a. Green patina, which is partially dissolved and there is some corrosion, as well as some white/brown areas – possibly signs of scorching. Width: c. 14 cm. B5793/b.
Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type. It has sharp ribs and resembles B5793/b. The fragment is bent out of shape. Where it thins towards the end, there is a square section of wide ribs; The ring then becomes thinner towards the end. This may be a repair, although it appears that the ring was originally cast this way. Green patina, which is partially dissolved and there is some corrosion, as well as some white/brown areas. Width: c. 17.4 cm. B5793/c.
Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type, approx. half. The ring is thinner than the other three, and has narrow twists and less marked grooves. Green, most of the patina has dissolved. Width: c. 17.5 cm. B5793/d. Photo: Ann Mari Olsen © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Location:
Årdalen /Erdalen (gnr. 21/9), Stryn, Sogn & Fjordane
Context:
Found under or near some stones on a ledge in a mountain in the 1870s-80s, while the finder was building a garden wall with stones that had fallen onto the edge. The objects were accidentally covered with soil and reappeared some 20 years later when a house was built nearby. The soil contained charcoal.
Dating:
Wendelringer has a general dating from the Late Bronze Age period 5 into the Early Iron Age; this collection is dated to period 5-6.
Ribbed neck collar. It has nine ribs that are weak due to corrosion. The ends are straight but damaged. The collar was broken in two and has been repaired at the museum. Width: c. 9.5 cm, the band measures 4 cm. B4320/a.
Belt plate with central, conical boss. The plate is thin and damaged around the edges; some fragments have been broken off and glued together, while some parts are missing. There is a small loop at the back of the plate, which is slightly raised towards the middle. There are seven belts of decoration, starting with parallel lines alternating with vertical parallel lines, followed by a row of large running spirals, then parallel lines and vertical lines, a row of running spirals, vertical parallel lines and parallel lines, a row of running spirals, ending in parallel lines and vertical lines around the base of the pin, which has no decoration. Width: 18.8 cm. B4320/b.
Fibula, fragment. The bow of a fibula; the pin is kept at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo (C 123457). The bow consists of a flat and thin sheet of bronze, ending in a square section where a thin bronze rod is inserted into small holes coiles to each side, and the square section continues into an bow that secures the pin. The sheet is decorated with parallel lines and triangles. The other end of the fibula is missing. Golden in color, there are some notches along the edges of the bow. The fibula is known as a Terramara fibula and probably originated in Italy. B4320/c.
Location:
Vigrestad, Hå, Rogaland
Context:
There is very little information about the context. Several items were found at Vigrestad and sold; later the objects were sold to the museums in Bergen and Oslo. The pin belonging to the fibula is in the museum in Oslo (C 13457) as well two belt plate (C 12349) and two belt plates (C 12350). The pin is said to have come from a burial, while the belt plates were found in the ground. There is no other information about the buriall. Thus, it appears that B4320/a-c is a burial assemblage.
Date:
All three objects can be dated to the Early Bronze Age period 2.
Twisted bronze rod, possibly a fragment of a neck ring. The fragment measured 7 inches and was curved when found.
Location:
Unknown farm, Sandnes, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a bog sometime before 1875.
Date:
General Bronze Age dating, most likely a ring from the Late Bronze Age.
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
Large, fully twisted neck ring. The ring has two oval plates at the front, each ending in a spiral. The ring was originally cast in one piece. The right spiral is attached to the plate with two rivets. This is a repair, as the spiral was broken at the transition from the plate and was reattached with the rivets. Similar rings have decorated plates, but this ring has no ornamentation. The ring is twisted in one direction. As the patina dissolved in the bog and the finder washed it, the ring is now golden. Baudou’s type XVI C3. Diameter: 22.4 cm. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Context:
Found while digging trenches along the foot of a spring, close to an old landslide. The ring was placed on the edge of a rock in a layer of sandy soil, which was covered by a layer of peat. It was placed so that it would have been visible until the bog grew and covered it.
Location:
Støle (gnr. 35/6), Etne, Hordaland
Date:
Rings of this type are dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 6.
Half of a twisted neck ring of the Wendel type (B6877/a) with sharp ribs. The end is missing. Green patina and heavily corroded. Diameter: c. 15.5 cm.
Complete twisted ring of type Wendel (B6877/b), with sharp ribs. It is broken in half and there is some wear on the flanges. Green patina. The ring is thinner than B06877/a. Diameter: 16 cm
Complete twisted ring of type Wendel (B6877/c). The ribs are less marked than on the other two rings, and the ring is thinner. Green patina, there is some corrosion. Diameter: c.15.5 cm.
Disc-head pin with multiple discs (B6877/d), consisting of five smaller discs connected by flat rods and arranged in a rectangle with one disc in the center and the other four forming the corners of the head. Each disc has a raised rib around the edge and a raised ring with a small boss in the middle. The central disc has a larger boss in the middle. A disc is broken off. The needle is bent at the top, so that the disc is attached vertically. Dark green patina and some corrosion. The rectangle rotates on the stick. The needle measures c. 10.5 cm, the rectangle measures 8×6 cm. Baudou’s type XXV B2 d.
Disc-head pin with multiple discs (B6877/e) consisting of five smaller discs connected by flat rods and arranged in a rectangle with one disc in the middle and the other four forming the corners of the head. Each disc has a raised rib around the edge and a raised ring with a small boss in the middle. The pin is missing, and one disk is missing, another disk is broken off, and a third disk was broken when it was found, but has been glued back onto the head. The boss on the center disc is smaller than on B6877/d, and there is more damage to the discs. The rectangle measures 7.5×6 cm. Baudous type XXV B2 d. Only three such staples are known, the third was found in a hoard at Vestby, Oppland county in Eastern Norway.
Context:
The collection was found in gravel under a rock in 1916, while land was being cleared to build a house. The location is close to the houses on the farm, about 7 meters above sea level.
Location:
Vikedal (number 77/41), Kvam, Hordaland
Date:
The collection can be dated to Late Bronze Age Period 6. Wendel rings have a general dating from Late Bronze Age Period 5 into the Early Iron Age, and although the needles are rare, they are generally dated to Period 6.
