Database
The Osiliana archaeological database brings together artefacts from Saaremaa and the surrounding small islands.
Most of Saaremaa’s archaeological finds are held in the collection of the Saaremaa Museum and in the Tallinn University Research Collection.
We are gradually adding more and more finds and hope that it will become a useful tool for all history and archaeology enthusiasts!
Ure
Knife fragment, iron. Part of the tang.
Ure
Knife fragment, piece of the blade, iron.
Ure
Knife fragment, iron. Tang and part of the blade. The cross-section of the tang is flat quadrilateral and the transition to the blade is smooth.
Ure
Crossbow brooch fragment, bronze or silver. Piece of the spring of the arch. Inside are traces of iron rod.
Ure
Crossbow brooch fragment,, iron. The curved part of the arc and fragment of the spiral axis. The cross-section of the arc is quadrilateral, but on the bottom part aka on the foot it is at the beginning flat and wider from the side (perhaps there was a backward-leaning needle store there?).
Fragment of crossbow brooch, iron. The curved part of the arc and fragment of the spiral axis. The cross-section of the arc is quadrilateral, but on the bottom part aka on the foot it is at the beginning flat and wider from the side (perhaps there was a backward-leaning needle store there?).
Literature:
Rohtla, M.-L. 2005. Crossbow fibula as a reflection of social status and relations. – Culture and Material Culture. Interarchaeologia, 1. Ed. by V. Lang. Tartu – Riga – Vilnius, 121–145.
Ure
Bracelet fragment, bronze. Flat-convex cross-section, with equal width. The preserved end is decorated with four cross tripes, next to which are two dashes forming a triangle and three circles that in turn are arranged in a triangle. Bracelets of this type were commin the Roman Iron Age Saaremaa and surroundings.
A bracelet similar to the Ure specimen from Roman Iron Age grve in Proosa near Tallinn (Lang 2007, 135:2).
Fragment of bracelet, bronze. Flat-convex cross-section, with equal width. The preserved end is decorated with four cross tripes, next to which are two dashes forming a triangle and three circles that in turn are arranged in a triangle. Bracelets of this type were commin the Roman Iron Age Saaremaa and surroundings (Lang 2007, 212-213).
Literature:
Lang, V. 2007. The Bronze and Early Iron Ages in Estonia. Estonian Archaeology, 3. Tartu. Read the article: here.
Ure
Neck ring fragment, silver. Circular cross-section, without decoration.
Ure
Artefact fragment, iron.
Ure
Artefact fragments, iron, 2 pieces.
