Complete spearhead point, with narrow, convex blades. There are transverse parallel lines around the socket, and a rib around the mouth of the socket. Two parallel lines run along the edge of the blades from the rivet holes to the point. Golden, slightly rough surface. Gunderslev type. Length: 17.9 cm Remains of an ash shaft were found inside the shaft.
Large socketed axe with parallel sides and slightly curved edge, without loop. There is no internal shaft support. The mouth and the upper part of the blade are damaged on one side. The damage appears to be the result of a casting error, as the metal is thin here, and there are small holes and bubbles in the metal. The mouth is round/oval while the blade has a hexagonal cross-section. There are three transverse ribs below the edge of the mouth. The leaf has a net-like pattern of small rhombic shapes. Similar to Baudou’s type VII C 1 a. Length: 11.2 cm. Width: 3.3 cm above the edge.
Context:
Found during work in a bog area, «Knattahaugane», for cultivation approx. 40 m E of the farmhouse. There was a small hill in the middle of the marsh covering a large round stone which was removed. The ground measured approx. 2 x 1.5 m.; The stone had a diameter of approx. 1 m. The following year, B11805 was found where the ground had been. There has occasionally been a water source in the area.
Date:
The size suggests period 3, while the shape suggests period 4, i.e. the transition between the older and younger Bronze Age.
Shaft hole axe with decoration. Long and slender axe with conical butt; the edge is curved. The edge is damaged and a hole or cavity is visible. Ribs run from the shaft hole to the edge decorated with two parallel lines. The blade has no other decoration, while the side facets have a row of nine spirals starting in the pattern below the shaft holes. There are groups of transverse parallel lines interspersed with vertical lines between the shaft holes, and there is a similar pattern of horizontal and vertical lines below the shaft hole. The neck has two sections of intersecting lines, separated by transverse parallel lines, and there are transverse lines below the collar. There are two ribs decorated with vertical parallel lines below the neck collar, and on top there are vertical and horizontal lines and two rows of triangles. The conical butt has horizontal and striped lines, and in the middle there is a small pin, which has horizontal and vertical lines. The shaft hole is somewhat damaged, and ends in ribs decorated with oblique lines. The upper part of the hole has striped lines, while the lower part has none. The brown patina has partially dissolved. Length: 24.5 cm Width: 6.3 cm above the edge Weight: 961 g
Context:
Found in a water spring, «Slettakjelda», near a landslide, where two other axes were also found B10300/a-b during work at the water spring. The ax was found during the completion of a water pipe. It is likely that the three axes were laid down together, although this cannot be determined.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fibula with an hourglass-like shape on the head and spiral ends. Most of the needle is missing; the loop is broken at one end. The fibula is heavily corroded. Length: 9.5 cm. B5765/a.
Small frame-handled knife with an oval, flat end. The tip is missing. The blade is asymmetrical. The knife is green and corroded. Length: 9 cm. B5765/b.
Flange-hilted sword. The blade has a marked, round central rib. The sides are damaged and the tip is broken. The shaft is broken, one fragment is preserved. There are two rivets on the top of the blade, and four rivets on the shaft. The wear on the blade indicates that the shaft was crescent-shaped. The sword is heavily corroded. Length: c. 30 cm. B5765/c.
A collection of bones (no museum number).
Photo: Svein Skare
Location:
Storasund, Karmøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a mound in 1902. The burial was documented by an amateur archaeologist while the landowner removed the mound, which measured 20 x 2.5 m. A stone coffin was found at the bottom of the mound; it measured 1.9 x 0.45 m and was 0.46-0.47 m deep, built of four large slabs and covered by two slabs. The bottom was covered with stones with a layer of beach sand and moss on top. Inside were unburnt bones, a fibula (B5765/a) and a knife (B5765/b). The fibula was found in the center of the grave, one end in the sand, while the knife was found in the southern end. A sword (B5765/c) was found in the fill about 0.5 m from the top of the mound. An iron sickle and burnt bones were reportedly found in this mound.
Context:
Found in a mound, «Kjørkhaug», in 1896 or earlier. It was found in the western part of the mound, there is no other information about the find. The mound was later excavated by Shetelig and A.W. Brøgger in 1905. They opened a trench to the middle of the mound, and found seven small cairns, without finds or burials. Flint chips and a flint blade were found in the excavated masses, as well as charcoal.
Small palstave with short blade. The blade has Y-shaped decoration, with two short grooves. The blade has a curved edge, and has been ground again. There is some damage to the edge. There are remains of a brown patina; otherwise the ax is green and corroded. Length: c. 10.8 cm Width: 3.4 cm
Location:
Time farm, Time, Rogaland
Context:
Found in the ground near Time railway station.
Four fragments of a tanged sword with sword knob. The blade has a rounded midrib, with a raised rib on each side that is concave at the top of the blade. The pliers consist of eight bronze discs. The handle is rounded towards the blade in a crescent shape that has relief decoration, and the outer edge of the crescent has slanted lines. The shaft has five rivets. The sword button is oval with a round central pin surrounded by eight rings in relief. The tip of the blade is missing. Length: 43 cm
Location:
Bø, Karmøy, Rogaland.
Context:
Found in «Knaghaug» in 1893; the mound was partially destroyed and the sword was found under a slab near the top of the remaining mound. Shetelig excavated the remaining pile in 1907, and found stones and charcoal, probably a broken stone coffin. At the bottom he found a boat-shaped stone setting, 3 x 2 m. It consisted of round beach stones on a layer of boulders. At the eastern end there was a standing slab on a slab layer on top of a layer of yellow sand. There was a layer of stones under the sand, sitting on the ground.
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.
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.
Context:
Found in a mound excavated by Gustafson. A stone coffin was found in the middle of the mound, about 70-90 cm below the top. The coffin was built of stone and measured 2.5 x 0.45-0.50 cm and was filled with soil. The dagger was found in the middle of the coffin, about 30 cm from the northern end. One of the top slabs had a bowl pit below, i.e. facing the inside of the last.
Fibula with round head and loop with spiral end. Both spirals are broken, one is preserved. The fibula is heavily corroded. Length: c.9.9 cm. B5000/a.
Dagger with button, fragments of bone, wooden sheath and bark. The blade is green and corroded, with straight, parallel sides and a marked midrib. The tip is broken. The blade expands towards the hilt, which has a tongue-shaped shank plate with three rivet holes. There is a rivet in the top rivet hole. Length: 25.5 cm. The handle button is round/oval with a central round pin surrounded by a border of vertical, parallel lines and six spirals. The mouth is partially damaged. Width: c. 4 cm Fragments of a bone shaft are preserved. According to the report, the party ended in a crescent shape; there were two (false?) rivets in addition to the three rivets corresponding to the holes in the shaft plate, and the remains of a loop near the handle knob. Fragments of a wooden scabbard, found under the dagger. One of the fragments has a hole and a bronze nail still embedded. The longest wood fragments are approx. 11.5 cm; there is corroded bronze on one fragment. Pieces of bark were found under the dagger and sheath. A sample of charcoal and cremated bones has been preserved. B5000/b.
Shard of an urn, hardened with ground quartz or coarse sand. The shards have a reddish surface inside and out. Some shards have been glued together. The shards are for a pot with a convex body and concave rim. There is no decoration. The surface is uneven. The original height was probably approx. 20-25 cm and the diameter approx. 15-20 cm. B5000/c.
Location:
Holen, Time, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a burial mound excavated by Gustafson. The mound was 16 m across and had a height of approx. 1.5 m. A stone coffin made of slabs, approx. 2.15 m long and 45-50 cm wide, 80 cm deep, was found southeast of the center. It was empty down to a depth of 30 cm; it was filled with earth, small stones and gravel. At a depth of 35 cm, the fibula and dagger as well as the outline of unburnt bones were found. The bronze was found in the northern part of the coffin. At the bottom of the coffin, fragments of an urn were found in one place. Pieces of cremated bones and charcoal were found in the fill in several places in the mound.
Date:
The fibula is dated to Early Bronze Age Early Period 2, the dagger is Period 2. It is difficult to give the urn an exact date, presumably Period 2, although it may be a later addition.
Small knife blade. Both ends are broken; one end could possibly be part of a haft plate. It has a slightly marked central rib on one side and is flat on the other. Probably a knife, or possibly a saw. Length: c.5.5 cm
Location:
Holen, Time, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a stone cist in a small mound. The coffin measured 1.10 x 0.55-0.75 m and was built of plates. It was filled with fine soil, about 0.3 m deep, and the soil contained some cremated bones, charcoal and B4998/a. Several bones were found on the bottom slabs. Another grave was found higher up in the mound, some iron fragments were found around.
Date:
The object is difficult to date, possibly a later Bronze Age or pre-Roman Iron Age.
Large socketed axe without a loop. It has parallel sides and a slightly curved edge, no internal shaft support. There is a transverse rib below the mouth of the socket. Part of the socket is missing and the edge is damaged as the finder filed saw teeth along the edge. Length: c. 10.5 cm. Width: 3.9 cm above the edge
Small flanged axe. It has high flanges and a curved edge. The butt is concave. The axe is golden brown and there is some corrosion. Oldendorf type. Length: 9.5 cm Width: 3.8 cm above the egg.
Blade of a dagger and fragments of a wooden shaft. The sides are chipped and damaged, the tip is broken. It is a flat tang with rivet holes and possibly flanges, so the dagger may have been flanged. The blade has a marked midrib. There are remnants of a green patina, the blade is corroded. According to the original catalogue, the wooden hilt was semicircular, probably similar to Montelius Minnen fig. 1006. Length: c.25 cm
Location:
Hodnes, Bore, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a mound at Hodnes, no information about the grave.
Fragment of double-edged blade, most likely a dagger. It has a marked midrib flanked by two line bundles consisting of three lines. The lines are not well made. The line bundles are concave at the widest end of the fragment, near the missing handle, indicating that this may have been a riveted blade. Length: c. 9.5 cm
Location:
Hogstad (unknown farm), Rogaland
Context:
No information is available. The name Hogstad is written on the blade, but as the object was acquired from an antiques dealer, there is no certain information about where, when or how it was found.
Two flat pieces of bronze, one is fish-shaped. Both are broken, and could possibly have been part of the same object. Both are corroded. The largest fragment measures 7.8 x 3.9-4.9 cm, thickness 0.6 cm; the smallest piece measures 2.4 x 3.7 cm, thickness 0.6 cm. Possibly casting debris.
Context:
Found in the ground, no other information.
Date:
A general date to the Bronze Age, possibly Iron Age.
One half of a small soapstone mold for a decorated ax without a handle. The shape is black and semi-circular. The core print consists of a conical depression in the middle, flanked by two round depressions and a notch on each side. The cavity is for a small waisted axe, with raised ribs on the side facets. There is a round indentation on the blade, which is an imperfection in the soapstone. Rygh 1999 [1885], fig. 97 is a parallel. Length: 5.9 cm Width: 3.8-4 cm
Location:
Stangeland, Sandnes, Rogaland
Context:
Found in the ground, no other information.
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.
A small tanged knife. The blade is curved along the back, while the edge is straight. The knife is heavily corroded. The blade was broken and has been glued together. Length: 7.4 cm
Context:
Found in a stone cist in a mound. The knife was stuck between the stones in the coffin, and there were cremated bones on the bottom slab. A similar chamber had previously been found in the northern part of the mound. No other information.
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.
Fragment of the upper part of a sword blade. It has a marked central rib and no decoration. The blade is broken where the blade expands and the shaft plate starts, so it is impossible to determine whether the blade was riveted or tanged. The sides are parallel. There is some corrosion. Length: c.12 cm.
Location:
Madla, Stavanger, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a mound in the 1830s at Madla farm. The chamber was about 2.5 m long and contained the sword and other unspecified bronze objects. The sword blade was complete when it was found, the other objects were not kept or handed in to the museum and are lost.
Date:
As the fragment was found in a large chamber, this suggests a dating to the Early Bronze Age period 2-3.
Small, funnel-shaped belt plate (tutulus), with a conical boss. There are parallel lines around the boss, and a loop on the back. The tutulus is green and corroded. Width: 1.8 cm Photo: Svein Skare
Location:
Vashus, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a small mound. There is no information about the cist or whether bones were found.
Fragmented, funnel-shaped belt plate (tutulus) with a conical, central boss. The fragments are glued together. There is a loop on the underside. The plate is flat and decorated with parallel lines alternating with rows of vertical parallel lines and triangles, while the boss is undecorated. The decoration is difficult to discern due to corrosion. The tutulus is green and heavily corroded. Width: 6.1 cm.
Found together with: /b: Small, flat perforated disk or bead of gray slate. It is polished and the holes are conical. Width: 1.5 cm, and
/c: Retouched point in gray flint. The base is concave; one of the sides is convex. The versal and dorsal sides have not been worked, while the sides are finely retouched. Length: 6.3 cm
Photo: Svein Skare
Location:
Nese, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in an unburnt burial in a mound, in the same chamber as belt plate B3578, while the chamber was being demolished. The tutulus was found together with a flint point at the bottom of the western side of the cist, while a small perforated slate disc, or bead, was found at the widest end of the cist.
Date: The tutulus is dated to the Early Bronze Age period 2-3.
Context: Found in an inhumation burial in a mound around 1880. The stone cist was 2.2 m and drywalled, the sides were flat stones while the ends consisted of slabs. The bottom was covered with sand. The remains of a skeleton were found; the bones were almost dissolved but the teeth were well preserved. The tutulus was found near the northern end of the chamber. Pieces of bone and charcoal were found around stones in the mound. Later, when the chamber was demolished, B03874/a-c: tutulus, slate disc and flint point, were found.
Large socketed axe without a handle. The blade is slightly curved and has a curved edge. There are three transverse ribs below the mouth. Hexagonal cross-section, there is no internal shaft support. There is some damage to the mouth, blade and edge. Green patina, the ax is corroded. Length: c. 10.8 cm Width: 4.3 cm above the edge.
Location:
Sømme, Sola, Rogaland
Context:
Found in the ground near a spring, not far from Hafrsfjorden.
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.
Large socketed axe without a handle. The blade is slightly curved in and the edge is slightly curved. It has a hexagonal cross-section and has no internal shaft support. There is a transverse rib below the mouth. There is some damage around the mouth; there is a crack on one side and a hole on the other side. The axe is green and corroded. Length: 10.3 cm Width: 3.8 cm above the edge.
Location:
Revheim, Stavanger, Rogaland
Context:
Found in the ground near a spring and near a rock art field Fluberget. Other discoveries in the area are a couple of surprises.
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.
Palstave with decoration. Long, slender blade that widens at the edge, and high ridges. The blade has Y-shaped plastic decoration, with two deep grooves on each side. The edge has been resharpened in modern times, there are signs of polishing on the blade as well. There are some remains of brown patina; the axe is green and corroded. Length: 14.8 cm. Width: 4 cm above the edge.
Belt plate (tutulus) with central, funnel-shaped boss and decoration. The edge is damaged. The decoration consists of alternating parallel lines and rows of triangles. The boss is also decorated: a row of vertical parallel lines alternates with parallel horizontal lines in relief. There is a loop on the back, which is green and corroded, while the front of the tutulus is golden red. The boss measures c. 5 cm. Width: 8.4 cm
Location:
Unknown farm at «Jæren», Rogaland
Context:
There is no information about where and when it was found, except that it comes from Jæren, which is a large area that is today dominated by agriculture. It is likely that it was found in a mound, as the area has many mounds and tutuli are usually found in graves.
Fragment of fibula. The pin head and bow ends are missing, so there are no diagnostic features. Green patina, both fragments are corroded. The pin measures 8.2 cm, the fragment of the bow 3.7 cm.
Location:
Kleppe, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in 1872 in a large mound at Høybakken. The mound had a central cairn, where a 5-foot chamber was found, built of small flat stones and covered with slabs. The grave contained cremated bones and a belt plate (B2844 and B2845). The bones were in the southern corner, the belt plate in the eastern corner, while the fibula was in the center of the grave.
Date:
Early Bronze Age period 2-3, as found in the same burial as B2844.
Decorated belt plate with central, conical boss. There is a small hem on the back. The edge is damaged all around the plate, and the boss is broken and glued. The decoration consists of seven rings with various geometric patterns, including knobs made in a repoussé technique. Around the edge there is a row of buds surrounded by a ring, then parallel vertical and horizontal lines, followed by two rows of buds with rings, then a belt of partly crossing stripes; this is followed by a row of ringed studs, a belt of small indentations, a row of tiny studs punched into the metal, and finally a band of vertical lines. The boss is also decorated: stripes and horizontal lines at the bottom, possibly horizontal lines on the lower half. The plate is green and corroded. Width: c. 14 cm
Location:
Kleppe, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in 1872 in a large mound at Høybakken. The mound had a central cairn, where a 5-foot chamber was found, built of small flat stones and covered with slabs. The grave contained cremated bones, the belt plate and fragments of a fibula (B2845). The bones were in the southern corner, the belt plate in the eastern corner, while the fibula was in the center of the grave.
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.
Gold spiral rings, both made of a double gold thread. According to Marstrander (1977), the gold is from Schleswig-Holstein and the northern part of Lower Saxony.
Location:
Sele, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a grave, underneath a stone slab together with pottery shards and cremated bones.
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.
Hilt and pommel of a sword, or possibly the haft of a composite axe. The pommel is round and flat, with a cross in relief in the centre. The hilt has a pattern of triangles and zigzags in relief, and ends in a flat, square tang with three small rivet holes. Length: 8.1 cm
Location:
Tu, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a small mound in 1870. No other information is available.
Date:
The decoration indicates an early Bronze Age dating period 3.
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.
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. Gold leaf was found along with a gold bracelet (B01893), at the northern end of the chamber. A broken bronze sword was found but was not submitted to the museum and is now lost.
Five fragments of a tanged sword. Most of the tang and tip are missing. A semi-circular curve on the blade indicates the shape of the shaft. The blade appears to have been wider in the middle; there is a rounded central rib flanked by a line on either side. The midrib ends near the point and the lines converge and continue to the point. The sword is severely damaged: it has been burned and is corroded. The sides of the blade are broken and chipped. Length: 58.8 cm
Location:
Sola, Sola, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a grave at Sola in 1834, together with a button and other bronzes, which were not submitted to the museum.
Tanged sword with two rivet holes. The blade widens and tapers towards the point, and has a marked midrib. There are some notches along the blade. The sword is heavily corroded. Length: 54 cm
Location:
Friestad, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a mound. No other information available.
Complete riveted sword with pommel. The hilt is missing. The haft plate is triangular. A semi-circular curve on the blade indicates the shape of the hilt. There are three rivet holes; there is still a rivet in the top, central hole, while there are broken rivets in the remaining holes. The blade widens and tapers towards the point, the tip of which is missing. There is a rounded midrib flanked by two parallel lines on both sides; the lines start at the side of the haft plate and are concave before running down the blade. Some notches along the blade, otherwise it is well preserved. The sword is green and corroded; part of the midrib has been polished in modern times. The pommel is small and oval, 2.4 x 3 cm. It has a small boss in the centre, surrounded by eight small rings in relief (which might have been inlaid with organic material) and four short lines along the edge. The socket is damaged and has a triangular border. There is some corrosion. Length: 59.7 cm
Context:
Found in a grave. The chamber was rectangular and was dry-walled, with slabs at both ends. NB: There is some confusion in the catalogue as it would seem that B01009 and B01011 may have been mixed up. Accordingly, this sword (B01009) is supposed to have come from a burial at Sola, while B01011 is from Skeie. The information about the find from Skeie is that it was found in a dry-walled rectangular chamber, while the find from Sola was found in a grave with a button and other bronzes in 1834.
Sword. Complete octagon-hilted sword. The hilt is attached to the blade with two rivets. The pommel and hilt are cast in one piece. The blade has an oval cross-section and tapers towards the point, which curls up on one side. The pommel is oval and has an oval boss in the centre. There are faint traces of decoration, probably lines and rings. There are three horizontal, parallel lines at the transition between the pommel and hilt, and the hilt also has faint traces of S-shaped decoration. Golden-brown, corroded in places. Length: c. 62 cm.
Small palstave, without decoration. The casting seams are still present. The blade has parallel sides. Flat butt, the flanges are high and pronounced, especially at the transition to the blade. The edge is convex and the corners curved. There is some corrosion. The golden, most of the dark brown patina is gone. Length: 12.7 cm. Width: 3.8 cm above the edge, 2.1 cm at the transition to the blade
Context:
Found around 1.75 m deep in a peat bog near Tuholm; no other information.
Long, slender spearhead. The leaves are convex and start 2.4 cm from the socket of the base, just above the two rivet holes. Part of the socket is missing on one side. It has a round cross-section. Three parallel lines run along the edge of the leaves. The socket is decorated: above the rivet holes there are triangles, parallel horizontal lines and a bead border; below are horizontal parallel lines, beads, followed by horizontal lines, triangles, horizontal lines and beads. Dark green patina, there are golden patches where the patina has been removed in modern times. Ullerslev type. Length: 24.5 cm
Context:
Apparently found in a mound at Blodheien, that is Reheia on Karmøy. No other information about the grave.
Decorated pommel, probably belonging to B906. The pommel is rhombic, with a round socket. The socket is damaged and there is some damage underneath the top. The remains of a rivet are found inside the socket. There is an oval boss at the top, decorated with striated triangles and surrounded by eight concentric rings. There are dots, a line, and more dots between the edge and the rings. The socket is also decorated: eight horizontal parallel lines, followed by a border of vertical parallel lines, three horizontal lines, criss-crossing lines, and finally horizontal lines, with a possible border of vertical lines. Golden, red, and brown; there is some corrosion. Width: 4.5 x 4 cm
Context: Found in a mound at Sola in 1834, together with a razor, two daggers and a fibula (B00449, B00906, B00907, and B00908). No other information. This cannot be confirmed, as the original catalogue mentions that the finds may have come from several mounds.
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.
Context:
Found in a mound at Sola in 1834, together with B449, B906, B908 and B909. No other information. This cannot be confirmed, as the original catalog mentions that the finds may have come from several mounds.
Context:
Found in a mound at Sola in 1834, reportedly together with B449, B907-B909 (fibula, razor, pommel and riveted blade). No other information. This cannot be confirmed, as the original catalog mentions that the finds may have come from several mounds.
Context:
Found in a pile at Reheia in 1844; we do not know which mound and there is no information about the burial. It was found together with a bronze double button (B546) and cremated bones (B547).
Context:
Found in a mound at Reheia on Karmøy in 1844; we do not know which mound and there is no information about the burial. It was found together with gold leaf (B548) and cremated bones (B547).
Fibula with hourglass-shaped flat pin head and decorated bow. The ends of the bow are broken; it may have had spiral ends. The bow has striped decoration, while the hourglass has horizontal lines. Golden color, there is some corrosion. The needle: 12.7 cm. Bow: 11.5 cm
Context:
Found in a burial mound at Sola in 1834, no other information. It was allegedly found along with B906-909: two daggers, a sword button and a razor blade. This cannot be confirmed, as the original catalog mentions that the finds may have come from several piles.
Location:
Sola, Sola comm., Rogaland
Date:
Fibulae with hourglass pin heads date to Period 2, although they continue into Period 3.
Shaft hole axe with decoration, (B10300/a). Long and slender axe with a conical neck. The axe is hollow. There is decoration on the blade, around and between the shaft holes, and on the neck and neck. The blade has three rows of running spirals near the edge. Two parallel lines run along the sides of the blade. There are parallel lines and triangles/zigzags under the shaft hole. There are three rows of three spirals each between the shaft hole on the broad side of the axe. The neck has a pattern of transverse parallel lines and zigzag below and above a row of running spirals. The neck is decorated with parallel lines, zigzags and oblique lines, while the top of the collar has lines and zigzags. The brown patina has disintegrated in several places. Length: 29 cm Width: 6.8 cm above the edge Weight: 939 g
Shaft hole axe with decoration, (B10300/b). The axe is broken at the shaft hole and the neck is missing. Unlike the other axe, this ax is massive. The blade is narrower than B10300/a, and has grooves from the shaft hole to the curved edge. There is decoration on the blade, the sides and around the shaft hole. The blade has transverse parallel lines and bead-like decoration about 2 cm from the edge, followed by a set of six interlocking spirals in two rows, a set of four interlocking spirals in two rows, then a vertical row of five spirals ending at the shaft hole. There are vertical ribs in relief between the shaft holes. Below the shaft holes and along the side facets are parallel lines and beads, which «frame» the side facets. There is also a line pattern on a preserved fragment of the rim of the shaft hole. The brown patina has dissolved and little has been preserved. Length: 21.1 cm Width: 7 cm above the edge Weight: 1030g
