Bronze Age double buttons in Estonia/Kaksiknoobid Eesti pronksiaegses leiuaineses

The article deals with Bronze Age double buttons found in Estonia. About ten of these are known, made of bronze, amber and antler. A survey is given of the known finds, their possible use and meaning is discussed. Without precluding the possibility that double buttons could have also had the function of button, i.e. means of fastening, their symbolic meaning, which was probably connected with the Bronze Age sun cult, was apparently more important. On kasitletud Eestist leitud pronksiaegseid kaksiknoope. Selliseid noope on teada kdmmekond, valmistatud on neid pronksist, merevaigust ja sarvest. On antud ulevaade teadaolevatest leidudest ja arutletud nende voimaliku kasutusvaldkonna ning tahenduse ule. Valistamata, et kaksiknoopidel vois olla ka noobi ehk kinnitusvahendi funktsioon, oli ilmselt olulisem nende siimboolne tahendus, mis arvatavasti oli seotud pronksiaegse paikesekultusega.