Early byzantine peacock brooches in the Southern Caucasus in the early medieval period
Early byzantine peacock brooches in the Southern Caucasus in the early medieval period
Author(s): Anna V. MastykovaSubject(s): Archaeology, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Southern Caucasus and Byzantium; brooches; Byzantine influence
Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses Early Byzantine clasps in the form of peacock, which occurred in modern Abkhazia and Kartli. These brooches date from the sixth and seventh centuries and meet with parallels among synchronous mediaeval antiquities. Peacock brooches discovered in the Southern Caucasus were imported directly from Byzantium. These finds indicate connections of the population of the Southern Caucasus and the Byzantine Empire.
Journal: Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 69/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 339-346
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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