Larisa Ciobanu, Lilia Dergaciova. Jewelleries of the late Roman period originating from the Prut-Dniester region

In the article of hand we presents ten jewelleries from a private collection: gold bucket-shaped pendant, five gold and four silver earrings. Category of archaeological artifacts represents the rare discoveries at sites dating from the late Roman period. It is important to note that such jewelleries (crafted in bronze especially) have been reported in the complex of Dacian culture, but also in the Sarmatian graves. The bucket-shaped pendants, as well as earrings have closest analogues on the mortuary inventory on Dănceni necropolis of Sântana de Mureş-Chernyakhov culture.

Keywords: bucket-shaped pendant, gold and silver earrings, late Roman period, Sântana de Mureş-Chernyakhov culture.

Revista Arheologică, serie nouă, vol. XI, nr. 1-2, 2015, p. 176-182