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Three-part round belt divider with a raised central part and a joining mount, copper alloy. The mount is shaped as an animal head and designed in the Urnes style. Such strap ends were very widespread in the coastal areas of Estonia, Latvia, and Finland (Jets 2012, 166–178). They mainly belong to the 11th–12th centuries, although they may have appeared already in the late 10th century.

Jets, I. 2012. Scandinavian Late Viking Age art styles as a part of the visual display of warriors in 11th century Estonia. – Estonian Journal of Archaeology, 16: 2, 118–139.

Round belt divider with two joining mounts, copper alloy. The strap ends are decorated with eye motifs. Joining mounts of this shape were widespread in the 11th–12th centuries both in Gotland and in Livonian burials (see e.g., Thunmark-Nylén 1998, figs. 61, 105, 119; Zariņa 2006, 236).

Thunmark-Nylén, L. 1995. Die Wikingerzeit Gotlands I. Abbildungen der Grabfunde. Stockholm.
Zariņa, A. 2006. Salaspils Laukskolas kapulauks 10.–13. gadsimts. Latvijas Vēstures Institūta Apgāds, Rīga.

Two-part round flat belt divider with a joining mount, copper alloy. Such belt dividers have been found in the Livic areas in Latvia (Tõnisson 1974, joon. 27) as well as in Saaremaa (nt. Mägi 2002, Pl. 70: 12) and mainland Estonia (Selirand 1974, 302, Pl. XIX: 1). Such dividers are less widespread than three-part round dividers, or simple ring-shaped dividers. They occur often with 12th-century flat belt mounts.

Selirand, J. 1974. Eestlaste matmiskombed varafeodaalsete suhete tärkamise perioodil (11.–13. sajand). Tallinn.
Tõnisson, E. 1974. Die Gauja-Liven und ihre materielle Kultur (11. Jh. – Anfang 13. Jhs.). Ein Beitrag zur Ost-Baltischen Frühgeschichte. Tallinn.
Mägi, M. 2002. At the crossroads of space and time: graves, changing society and ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th centuries AD. Tallinn.

Two-part round flat belt divider with belt mounts, copper alloy. Such belt dividers have been found in the Livic areas in Latvia (Tõnisson 1974, joon. 27) as well as in Saaremaa (nt. Mägi 2002, Pl. 70: 12) and mainland Estonia (Selirand 1974, 302, Pl. XIX: 1). Such dividers are less widespread than three-part round dividers, or simple ring-shaped dividers. They occur often with 12th-century flat belt mounts.

Selirand, J. 1974. Eestlaste matmiskombed varafeodaalsete suhete tärkamise perioodil (11.–13. sajand). Tallinn.
Tõnisson, E. 1974. Die Gauja-Liven und ihre materielle Kultur (11. Jh. – Anfang 13. Jhs.). Ein Beitrag zur Ost-Baltischen Frühgeschichte. Tallinn.
Mägi, M. 2002. At the crossroads of space and time: graves, changing society and ideology on Saaremaa (Ösel), 9th–13th centuries AD. Tallinn.

Three-part round belt distributor with joining mounts, copper alloy. The mounts are shaped as animal heads and designed in the Urnes style. Such belt mounts were widespread in the coastal areas of Estonia, Latvia and Finland (Jets 2012, 166-178). They mainly belong to the 11th–12th centuries, although they may have appeared already in the late 10th century. Individual strap ends of this type have also been found in 13th-century inhumation burials, but in these cases they are probably older objects than the rest of the grave goods (e.g., Mandel 2017, 39, Pl. X).

Jets, I. 2012. Scandinavian Late Viking Age art styles as a part of the visual display of warriors in 11th century Estonia. – Estonian Journal of Archaeology, 16: 2, 118–139.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.

Two-part round strap divider with a protruding element, copper alloy. Single such strap dividers have been falso found in mainland Estonia (e.g., Selirand 1974, Pl. XIX: 7). Flat strap ends with a bronze strip date it to the 12th century. They normally no longer occur in 13th-century inhumation burials.

Selirand, J. 1974. Eestlaste matmiskombed varafeodaalsete suhete tärkamise perioodil (11.–13. sajand). Tallinn.

Belt divider with two belt mounts, copper alloy. They can be found together with rectangular-, animal style-, or trapezoidal belt mounts attached to them. Such belt dividers are widespread in the Baltic Sea region including in Gotland (e.g., Thunmark-Nylén 1998, Pl. 135–136) and Latvia (e.g., Zariņa 2006, Fig. 128).

Thunmark-Nylén, L. 1998. Die Wikingerzeit Gotlands II, Typentafeln. Kungl.Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, Stockholm.
Zariņa, A. 2006. Salaspils Laukskolas kapulauks 10.–13. gadsimts. Latvijas Vēstures Institūta Apgāds, Rīga.

Three-part round belt distributor with joining mounts, copper alloy. The mounts are shaped as animal heads and designed in the Urnes style. Such belt mounts were widespread in the coastal areas of Estonia, Latvia and Finland (Jets 2012, 166-178). They mainly belong to the 11th–12th centuries, although they may have appeared already in the late 10th century. Individual strap ends of this type have also been found in 13th-century inhumation burials, but in these cases they are probably older objects than the rest of the grave goods (e.g., Mandel 2017, 39, Pl. X).

Jets, I. 2012. Scandinavian Late Viking Age art styles as a part of the visual display of warriors in 11th century Estonia. – Estonian Journal of Archaeology, 16: 2, 118–139.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.

Three-part round belt distributor with joining mount, copper alloy. The mounts are shaped as animal heads and designed in the Urnes style. Such belt mounts were widespread in the coastal areas of Estonia, Latvia and Finland (Jets 2012, 166-178). They mainly belong to the 11th–12th centuries, although they may have appeared already in the late 10th century. Individual strap ends of this type have also been found in 13th-century inhumation burials, but in these cases they are probably older objects than the rest of the grave goods (e.g., Mandel 2017, 39, Pl. X).

Jets, I. 2012. Scandinavian Late Viking Age art styles as a part of the visual display of warriors in 11th century Estonia. – Estonian Journal of Archaeology, 16: 2, 118–139.
Mandel, M. 2017. Maidla muinaskalmistu saladused. Eesti Ajaloomuuseum, Tallinn.