Category: Razor

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.

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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.

Razor, bones and shells B5875/a-c

Razor with curved blade. Similar to Baudou’s type XI B 2b; the handle is broken and missing. The razor is corroded. Length: 8.5 cm. B5875/a.

Burnt bones. B5875/b.

Fragment of shell (bucino undatum). B5875/c.

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Location:
Storasund, Haugesund, Rogaland

Context:
Found in a pile around 1904. The pile was 22 m across. There was a stone chest north of the middle of the mound, it was built of boulders and measured 0.85 x 0.40 m. There is no information about the location of the find in the chest.

Date:
The razor is dated to the younger bronze age period 4-5.

Razor, hilt, urn, lid B5003/a-d

B5003/c og e
B5003/d

Razor knife with asymmetric wide blade, handle broken and missing. The end is straight and has been damaged. The blade is golden brown and there are marks along the back and edge that correspond to the bronze shroud found in the burial. Similar to Baudou’s type XI B 1a. Length: 6.4 cm. B5003/a.

Thin bronze plate, razor-shaped, the ends folded on three sides. The folds correspond to marks on the planer, which indicates that this is a sheath/case for the planer. Length: c.7.5 cm. B5003/b.

Incomplete clay flat urn. Brown ware, no decoration apart from two holes on one side (face). The urn has been reconstructed from ceramic shards found in the grave. Double conical body and flat bottom. Width: 14.5 cm (bottom), 20 cm (top) Height: c. 18 cm. B5003/c.

Incomplete clay urn. Brown goods, no decoration. The urn has been reconstructed from ceramic shards found in the grave. Double conical body and flat bottom. Width: 15.5 cm (bottom), 18 cm (top) Height: c. 11 cm. B5003/d.

There is also a lid. The lid is round and reconstructed from fragments in the grave. It is not clear which urn it originally belonged to. Width: c. 11 cm. B5003/e.

In addition, there is a box marked B5003, which contains sherds from at least two pots plus a piece of gray flint. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Bø, Hå, Rogaland

Context:
Found in a mound, «Dyrhaug», excavated by Gustafson in 1892-93. The mound was 22 m across and had a height of about 3.5 m. There was an inner cairn, 11-12 m x 2.5 m, covered with soil and a layer of stone. A large coffin was found in the center of the mound, containing some fragments of a skull and some teeth, probably an Early Bronze Age burial. The side of the ditch collapsed the following year, revealing a small coffin, 45 x 35 cm, 35 cm deep, built of boulders, about 3 m east of the central pit and higher up in the mound, about 1 m below the top. It contained B5003a-d and cremated bones. A stone coffin containing bones is said to have been found near the edge of the mound a few years earlier.

Date:
The razor is dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 4-5. The urns are dated to period 5.

Razor, arrowhead, pin B3333/a-c

Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Small razor with S-shaped handle. Part of the handle is missing, and the end is partially missing. Green and corroded. Baudous type XXV B 1. Length: 6.4 cm. B3333/a.

Fragment of a small tanged blade, arrowhead. The tip is missing. Baudous type V A. Length: c. 4 cm. B3333/b.

Fragments of a disc-headed pin. There are horizontal parallel lines below the head. The needle and needle head are corroded. Baudou’s type XI B 2a. Length: 5.8 cm (needle) and 2 cm (head). B3333/c.

Location:
Sola, Sola, Rogaland

Context:
Found in a mound, Store Melhaug, excavated by Anders Lorange in 1879. The mound had a diameter of about 27-28 m and was built of sand. There was a large stone wall 4 m from the edge, it was 3 m wide and 1 m high, and it contained a small secondary grave containing B03333/a-c. The cist was made of slabs and measured 0.5 m. Eight m further east another drywalled cist was found, measuring 2 m and filled with soil. A similar cist was found in the wall on the northern side of the mound; there were no finds but the remains of an inhumation could be seen on the bottom slabs. There was a small cairn in the centre, covering a drywalled cist measuring 1.5 m and made from small flat stones and a large slab. The bottom consisted of small flat stones on a layer of pebbles, and the remains of an inhumation were found. Around the skeleton there were the remains of a coarse textile, and a wooden container with grains behind the head. None of the organic material has been preserved.

Date:
The collection is dated to the Early Bronze Age period 4-5.

 

Razor B908

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Razor with horse head and decoration. The handle ends in a horse’s head, complete with two small ears. The end of the razor is missing. Slightly curved, and the blade is narrow. The top and sides have geometric ornamentation: the top has alternating sets of vertical lines and chevrons. The sides have two parallel lines, then three parallel sets of triangles, two parallel lines and triangles. Golden, there is some corrosion. Length: c. 7.5 cm. Width: 1.2 cm across the blade.

Context:
Found in a mound at Sola in 1834, together with B449, B906, B907 and B909. No other information. This cannot be confirmed, as the original catalog mentions that the finds may have come from several mounds.

Location:
Sola, Sola comm., Rogaland

Date:
Early Bronze Age period 3

Razor, wood, bones B11184

Small razor (B11184/a) with a curved handle ending in a small flat button (stylized horse’s head). The blade is wide and narrows towards the handle. There is some damage to the blade and end, otherwise it is well preserved. Dark green patina; there is some corrosion on the handle. Length: 8.8 cm Width: 2.2 cm

Small pieces of wood and bark (B11184/b)

Burnt bones (B11184/c) Photo: Svein Skare

Context: Found in a small stone chest in a pile at Valevågen. The cairn was built on an outcrop, and was partially excavated by Egil Bakka in 1958. Røysen measured 14 x 2 m, and had an inner wall with a diameter of 7 m. The wall consisted of flat stones and boulders. A small stone chest was found next to the wall; last measured 0.6 x 0.4 m, it was 0.25 m deep. The bottom plate was covered by a layer of sand and the rake knife was stuck in the sand. There was no urn; cremated bones were found under the base plate. Chips were found on the bottom of the coffin and birch bark was found around the sides, between the cover plate and the standing slabs.

Location:
Hysstad (no. 26/1), Stord, Hordaland

Date:
Razor with stylized horse heads is dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 4.

Razor B7656/b

Small broad-bladed razor (razor) (B7656/b). The handle ends in a spiral, which has broken off and is now lost. The patina has been removed; the blade is golden with some darker spots. The edge of the blade has suffered some damage, compared to a photo taken shortly after it was found. Baudous type XI B 1 c. Length: 5.8 cm. Width: 1.4 cm Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Found together with:
Small undecorated jar (B7656/a). There is some damage around the rim, otherwise the pot is complete. It has a wide handle on one side. The item is red both outside and inside, dark grey/black where there is a break. The bottom is convex, with a marked transition to the upper half, which is concave. Baudou’s type XXVIII B3. Width: 8.9 cm (bottom). Height: c. 16.5 cm

Burnt bones, both human and animal bones (B7656/c)

Context: Found in a burial in a plowed grave with a diameter of 15-17 m and the height was approx. 1.5 m. A small stone chest of 0.5×0.25 m was found outside the center in the remains of the mound. It was filled with soil and charcoal and there was a small pot (B7656/a) in the middle. The pot contained B7656/b and cremated bones (B7656/c).

Location:
Grindheim (no. 75/1), Etne, Hordaland

Date:
Similar rake knives have been found in collections dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 4.

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.