07 SKV Gotland
Replica of a Viking chain distributor / bead separator after a historical finding from Gotland / sweden. Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 7,5 x 0,7 cm.
07 SKV Stora
Replica of a Viking stave chain distributor after a find from Stora Ire on Gotland / Sweden. Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 10 x 1 cm.
07 PVT Muns
Replica of a Viking chain divider / bead separator after an original find from Munsö near Björkö / Sweden. Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 6.5 x 2.8 cm.
07 PVT Latvia
Replica of a Viking chain divider / bead separator from Latvia for the woman Viking garb after an original find. 5.5 x 5.5 cm. Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver.
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Viking stave chain separator after a find from Birka.
The original for this detailed replica of a Viking period stave chain separarator was found in grave no. 854 of the Viking settlement Birka.
Stave chain separators are found several times in Viking Age finds and are especially known from eastern Sweden, including Birka and Gotland, where various finds of chain distributors are known.
Such stave chain separators were used in Viking women's garments to fasten several beaded necklaces on top of each other between the tortoise brooches.
On the back of the Viking chain separator there are holes for attaching a total of seven chains, but fewer chains can also be attached. Link to the historical model...
The Viking Age stave chain separator is available in bronze and real silver-plated.
The price is for one chain distributor, so please order two pieces for a pair.
The stave chain separator of Birka has the dimensions: 9.3 x 1.4 cm.
From about 700 to 1000 AD, oval fibulae with chain distributors were an important part of women's costumes in Northern Europe and are therefore often found in women's graves of the Viking Age.
Often several chains were worn between the oval brooches, which were attached to wide distribution plates or narrow stave chain separators. This custom was particularly widespread in eastern Sweden as well as in Finland and the Baltic States. The Birka bead divider in use...