Medieval Bronze Clothing Buckle bangles Accession Number: Oc1936

Accession Number: Oc1936

polished hardwood shaft ending in a gently swollen butt

This fascinating fragment represents a hand-modeled

The surface boasts a polished finish with a rich

1100–1300 AD)

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