Category: Tweezers

Dagger, razor, fibula, button, tweezer B5952/a-e

Dagger. It has a triangular hilt plate, the blade has a marked center rib, and there are some notches along the sides. The blade is corroded. Length: 26.3 cm. B5952/a.

Small razor with horse head-shaped handle. The blade is curved, the end is broken. The handle is long, slender and curved, and ends in a horse’s head. There is no other decoration. Length: c. 7 cm. B5952/b.

Complete fibula with disc-shaped head and spiral ends. There is weak decoration on the hoop: slanted, twisted lines. The fibula is heavily corroded. Length: 9.7 cm. B5952/c.

Double button, consisting of two disks connected by a short rod. The upper plate is domed and decorated: a star in the center, surrounded by parallel lines. Part of the disc is damaged. The double button is corroded. Width: 2.7 cm. B5952/d.

Decorated tweezers. The bow is broken. There is a thin line and two rows of triangles running from the bow to the mouth of the tweezers. The decoration is weak due to wear and corrosion. Length: 9.3 cm. B5952/e.

Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Gunnarshaug, Karmøy, Rogaland

Context:
Found in a mound, «Kubbhaug», excavated by Shetelig and Brøgger in 1905. The mound was 17 x 2.7 m and was built of earth, with a layer of round stones at the bottom. The remains of a disturbed curb could be seen near the edge of the mound. An inner coffin was found NW of the centre, it measured 3.5 x 2.7 m, height 0.85 m. The coffin covered a brick chamber, 1.8 x 0.6 m, 0.4 m deep. The bottom was covered with small stones and bark. A cranium was found at the northern end of the coffin, other bones were found in the middle.

Date:
The collection can be dated to the Early Bronze Age period 3.

Tweezers B2772

Complete decorated tweezers, waisted and ending in a wide mouth. It was broken at the bow; the fracture has been repaired at the museum. The decoration consists of a ribbon of transverse parallel lines running along the sides and curving around three knobs, one above the other two, forming a triangle. Golden, some corrosion, otherwise well preserved. The decoration is similar to Baudou’s type VII D, while the shape is similar to XII E 1. Length: c. 6.5 cm Width: 2.5 cm above the mouth.

Photo: Svein Skare.

Location:
Storasund, Karmøy, Rogaland

Context:
Found in a grave on Karmøy.

Date:
Younger Bronze Age period 4-5

Tweezers B2597

Decorated tweezers, narrow at the top and ending in a wide mouth. Part of the lower part is missing on one side. There are three parallel lines along the sides and up towards the top, which end about halfway down the sides. There is a border of semicircles with dots in the center on the inside of the line bundles. The lower part has three round elevations in relief, facing two holes on the other side of the tweezers. Golden color, there is some corrosion. Similar to Baudou’s type VII D. Length: 6.6 cm. Width: 2.5 cm above the mouth. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Context:
Found in a mound, the «Tangerhaugen» which contained two small cists built of slabs. One was empty; the other contained B02597 cremated bones.

Date:
The shape and decoration indicate a date to the Younger Bronze Age period 4-5.

Pin, button, tweezer, razor B5962/a

Pin. Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Razor. Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Botton. Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tweezer. Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Disc-headed pin (B5962/a). The disc is decorated with three concentric rings around a small projection. The needle is slightly bent. Dark green patina. Baudou’s type XXV B 2b. Length: 13.1 cm. Width: 2 cm across the disc. Weight: 10 g.

Double button (B5962/b), consisting of two round plates connected by a short rod. The top plate is convex and has a border of dots around the edge. There are also two circles on one side of the plate, both faint and worn. Dark green patina. Length: 1.6 cm. Width: 2.7 cm. Weight: 8 g.

Half of a pair of tweezers (B5962/c), broken at the hoop. Straight sides, wider at the edge. Three parallel lines run from the hoop to the edge. These lines were discovered after the fragment was cleaned at the conservation laboratory. Dark green patina. The decoration is similar to Montelius: Minnen 1365. Length: 4.9 cm. Width: 0.5 cm (edge). Weight 2 g.

Razor (B5962/d) (possibly knife). Triangular, broad blade that ends in a short pincer. Part of the leaf is missing. Dark green patina. Length: 7.3 cm. Width: 2.8 cm. Weight: 9 g.

Context:
The objects were found in a burial in Vestbøstad. Røysen was one of a group of four at Kalveidet, excavated in 1905 (De Lange 1905). The dykes were placed in a slightly curved row from NE to SW by the islet, which is flat and cultivated. The Røys were located close to land in outlying areas and in small fields. One of the excavated piles had been disturbed earlier during the removal of stone used to build fences, and metal objects had been found and removed. The items were not delivered to the museum and are presumably lost. No other items were found. The cairn was large, about 25 m across and about 3.5 m high. Two stone chests were found; one was about 2 m long and built of large flat stones. There were no finds, although the size of the coffin suggests that this was an Early Bronze Age burial. The second coffin was found five m from the western edge of the cairn. It was built from six slabs, set on the base of the cairn, and measured 1×0.6 m. The cist contained ashes, large pieces of cremated bones and three bronze objects among the bones: a needle, a razor and a stud. A fourth object, one half of a pair of tweezers, was found outside and close to the coffin. The other half were not located.

Location:
Vestbøstad (no. 61/14), Fitjar, Hordaland

Date:
The needle is of a type that usually dates to the Younger Bronze Age period 4 or transition to period 5. The double button is dated to period 4-5. Tweezers and plane have a general date to period 4-6.