Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.52064/vamz.56.2.2
Late Hallstatt phalerae of the Magdalenska Gora type from western Syrmia (Eastern Croatia)
Marko Dizdar
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Abstract
The Late Hallstatt period in the territory of the south-eastern Carpathian
Basin is defined by a recognizable group of finds – mostly
women’s costume and jewellery items – which have been attributed
to the Syrmian group. Few finds of weaponry and horse gear
have been made in the cemeteries. In all its phases, the Syrmian
group adopted various influences, the most recognizable being
those from the central Balkans and the south-eastern Alpine region,
while contacts with the lower Danube region are reflected
in particular finds of horse gear. New finds of horse gear from the
sites in western Syrmia are represented by bronze phalerae of
the Magdalenska Gora type, which are known from sites in the
south-eastern Alpine region and the cemeteries of the Vekerzug
culture in the north-eastern Carpathian Basin. The phalerae from
the sites in western Syrmia can be dated to the 5th century BC and
the first half of the 4th, and they probably come from destroyed
graves. Based on parallels, they can probably be considered a
cultural transfer from the Lower Carniola region, but it cannot
be excluded that they originated from the distribution area of
the Vekerzug culture. The cultural connectivity between the Syrmian
group and the Vekerzug culture, along with some objects
known from before, is also indicated by the find of a serpentine
(or snake-shaped) bronze temple ring at Novi Jankovci.
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Hrčak ID:
314510
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2023.
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