Phenomenon of the Use of Brass for the Manufacture of Jewelry among the Barbarian Population of Taurica in Roman Times
Abstract—The fact of the beginning of the mass use of brass in the production of jewelry and clothing accessories among the local population of Crimea in the first centuries A.D. is revealed. Brass objects found in the cemeteries of barbarians of Southwestern, Central, Eastern and Southern Taurica o...
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| Published in: | Nanotechnologies in Russia Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 644 - 654 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature B.V
01-10-2022
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| Summary: | Abstract—The fact of the beginning of the mass use of brass in the production of jewelry and clothing accessories among the local population of Crimea in the first centuries A.D. is revealed. Brass objects found in the cemeteries of barbarians of Southwestern, Central, Eastern and Southern Taurica of the 2nd century B.C.–4th century A.D., make up from 20 to 60% of the total number of studied metal objects. This conclusion is made on the basis of studying a statistically significant sample of about 1000 objects. Brass entered Taurica mainly through Tauric Chersonesos and Bosporos, and practically only as Roman coins or coinage alloy, as well as items of Roman military ammunition. The obtained data on the composition of the jewelry alloy are compared with the results of the analysis of alloys of Roman, Chersomesean and Bosporan coins of the first centuries A.D. This suggested that the most likely material for the manufacture of brass jewelry of barbarians could be Roman and Bosporan coins, which did not circulate among the tribes of Taurica and were melted down as scrap along with other brass and bronze objects. |
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| ISSN: | 1995-0780 1995-0799 |
| DOI: | 10.1134/S2635167622050160 |