Medieval Bronze Clothing Buckle bangles Accession Number: Oc1936

Accession Number: Oc1936

embodying the metallurgical mastery and sophisticated artistry of early Southeast Asian societies

Published by: The University Museum

1100–1300 AD)

This fascinating fragment represents a hand-modeled

Medieval Bronze Clothing Buckle bangles Accession Number: Oc1936Medieval Period, c. 8801240 AD, Kievan Rus, Eastern Europe A finely cast small bronze buckle, thickly formed and exhibiting the robust utilitarian elegance typical of Kievan Rus metalwork. Likely once silvered or gilded, the surface now bears a rich green patina from centuries of age and burial. The Kievan Rus (c. 8801240 AD), centered on Kyiv, was the first major state of the Eastern Slavsstretching from the Carpathian Mountains to the Volga and from