Belt buckle-meander
| Accession Nr.: | 8936 |
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| Type: | bronze, lead, gold and silver; archaeological artifacts |
| Date of production: |
2nd century B.C.−1st century B.C.
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| Materials: | bronze |
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| Dimensions: | length: 4.8 cm width: 4.2 cm thickness: 0.1 cm |
Fragment of a rectangular openwork bronze belt buckle with geometric (meander/stepped lattice design) design. On its shorter edge failure of casting can be detected. Similar belt buckles can be found in the Minusinsk Basin, mainly as stray finds. A few similar items has also been discovered in cemeteries from Tuva. Most likely original length was between 11 and 12 cm.