Our database is free to use for all history and archaeology enthusiasts. If you use our database, please do not forget to cite correctly:
Mägi, Marika; Palm, Piia Sandra; Niinesalu-Moon, Maris; Rannaäär, Karin; Leiman, Lisanna Lee. Archaeological Artefacts of Saaremaa. Foundation Osiliana / Tallinn University. Accessed: date.
The Osiliana Archaeological Database presents artefacts from Saaremaa and the surrounding small islands.
The database contains mainly Iron Age and Medieval finds that can be classified.
Undated metal or other pieces were generally excluded from the database.
Ceramics are represented by isolated examples.
The database is a work in progress and is constantly being updated.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, iron.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, iron. Mounts from horse equipment are relatively common in cremation burials on Saaremaa and in western Estonia (Mägi 2002, 95-96; Mandel 2017, 75-76, Pl. XXXI, XXXII).
Mägi, M. 2002. At the Crossroads of Space and Time. Graves, Changing Society and Ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th Centuries AD. (CCC Papers, 6.) Tallinn.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, iron.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, iron. Mounts from horse equipment are relatively common in cremation burials on Saaremaa and in western Estonia (Mägi 2002, 95-96; Mandel 2017, 75-76, Pl. XXXI, XXXII).
Mägi, M. 2002. At the Crossroads of Space and Time. Graves, Changing Society and Ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th Centuries AD. (CCC Papers, 6.) Tallinn.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, iron.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, iron. Mounts from horse equipment are relatively common in cremation burials on Saaremaa and in western Estonia (Mägi 2002, 95-96; Mandel 2017, 75-76, Pl. XXXI, XXXII).
Mägi, M. 2002. At the Crossroads of Space and Time. Graves, Changing Society and Ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th Centuries AD. (CCC Papers, 6.) Tallinn.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, copper alloy.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, iron. Mounts from horse equipment are relatively common in cremation burials on Saaremaa and in western Estonia (Mägi 2002, 95-96; Mandel 2017, 75-76, Pl. XXXI, XXXII).
Mägi, M. 2002. At the Crossroads of Space and Time. Graves, Changing Society and Ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th Centuries AD. (CCC Papers, 6.) Tallinn.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, copper alloy.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, copper alloy. Mounts from horse equipment are relatively common in cremation burials on Saaremaa and in western Estonia (Mägi 2002, 95-96; Mandel 2017, 75-76, Pl. XXXI, XXXII).
Mägi, M. 2002. At the Crossroads of Space and Time. Graves, Changing Society and Ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th Centuries AD. (CCC Papers, 6.) Tallinn.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.
Stirrup fragment, iron. Such ring-shaped stirrups with a widening footplate were widespread at 12th–13th-century sites; in Saaremaa they occur both in stone cemeteries and at hillforts (see also Mandel 2017, 76).
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, copper alloy.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, copper alloy. Mounts from horse equipment are relatively common in cremation burials on Saaremaa and in western Estonia (Mägi 2002, 95-96; Mandel 2017, 75-76, Pl. XXXI, XXXII).
Mägi, M. 2002. At the Crossroads of Space and Time. Graves, Changing Society and Ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th Centuries AD. (CCC Papers, 6.) Tallinn.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, copper alloy.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, copper alloy. Mounts from horse equipment are relatively common in cremation burials on Saaremaa and in western Estonia (Mägi 2002, 95-96; Mandel 2017, 75-76, Pl. XXXI, XXXII).
Mägi, M. 2002. At the Crossroads of Space and Time. Graves, Changing Society and Ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th Centuries AD. (CCC Papers, 6.) Tallinn.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, copper alloy.
Part of bridle or other horse equipment, copper alloy. Mounts from horse equipment are relatively common in cremation burials on Saaremaa and in western Estonia (Mägi 2002, 95-96; Mandel 2017, 75-76, Pl. XXXI, XXXII).
Mägi, M. 2002. At the Crossroads of Space and Time. Graves, Changing Society and Ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th Centuries AD. (CCC Papers, 6.) Tallinn.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.
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