The belt plate from Vestre Evang on Toten in the Inland is one of the finest Bronze Age jewellery we have in the collection. It was found in a large burial mound around 1870. Probably the buried was a woman, who lived once between 1500 and 1300 BC. The belt plate is approx. 13 cm in diameter, and on the back, there is a small loop. The plate is decorated with spirals and sun symbols. The fine and precise lines show that the jewellery was made by a master blacksmith. Belt plates can be compared to today's National costume jewellery, and were worn in the belt on the women's suit. In 1971, almost 3300 years later, the belt plate from Evang was recreated as a jewellery needle for the Toten traditional costume. C5573.