Pages: 205-217

This article presents a comparative analysis of the mirrors uncovered at the sites in the Crimean sub-mountain area and the Hungarian Plain, dating to the Sarmatian period. The most characteristic types of mirrors distributed in both regions have been established, and their chronological limits have been outlined. This research has revealed that the mirrors in question do not reflect any contacts between the populations of the Crimean sub-mountain area and Alföld throughout the first centuries AD. Although there were few mirrors of the same types distributed in both countries, they were received from different sources and in different periods. The main difference of the Carpathian Basin is the absence of ornamented mirrors with a side loop, which were widely distributed in the Sarmatian world, particularly among the population of the Crimean sub-mountain area.

Keywords: Crimea, Carpathian Basin, Sarmatian culture, grave goods, mirrors, contacts

Information about authors:

Valéria Kulcsár (Szeged, Hungary). Candidate of Historical Sciences. University of Szeged. Egyetem St., 2, Szeged, 6722, Hungary
E-mail: [email protected]
Eszter Istvánovits (Nyíregyháza, Hungary). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Jósa András Museum. Benczúr tér, 21, Nyíregyháza, 4400, Hungary
E-mail: [email protected]
Igor Khrapunov (Simferopol, Crimea). Doctor of Historical Sciences. V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University. Akademika Vernadskogo Ave., 4, Simferopol, 295007, Crimea
E-mail: [email protected]
Anastasia Stoianova (Simferopol, Crimea). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of Crimea of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Akademika Vernadskogo Ave., 2, Simferopol, 295007, Crimea
E-mail: [email protected]