GIRDLE-HANGERS DECORATED WITH HINGED PLATES FROM THE GEPIDIC AND EARLY AVAR PERIOD IN THE CARPATHIAN BASIN
GIRDLE-HANGERS DECORATED WITH HINGED PLATES FROM THE GEPIDIC AND EARLY AVAR PERIOD IN THE CARPATHIAN BASIN

Summary/Abstract: Girdle-hangers represent one of the most characteristic elements of the female graves in the Merovingian culture. Concerning their structure and decoration a great variety can be observed. A particular variant was identified in the Carpathian Basin characterized by the decoration with hinged plates. The present paper is an attempt to catalogue and analyze the finds of this kind coming from the Gepidic Period, based on the published material. The few discoveries belonging to the Early Avar Period are also included. Emphasis is placed on the typology, chronology and geographical distribution as well as on the possibilities of reconstruction and interpretation of the female dress accessorized with girdle-hanger.

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