Pages: 125-145

The article presents the so called late nomadic pendent amulets from the territories on the Lower Danube. They were cast from different metal alloys. The article is supplied by a catalogue of pendants from Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova and a table with metallographic study of some of the amulets.
The pendants are attributed to the late nomads: Pechenegs (Patzinak), Ouzoi, and Cumans, and are dated to the 10th—12th centuries. The author divided the pendants in three groups according to their form: 1) leaf-shaped, 2) rectangular/trapezium-shaped, 3) lunula/palmetto form.

Keywords: Lower Danube, 11th—12th cc., nomads, Pechenegs (Patzinak), Ouzoi, Cumans, pendent amulets, leaf-shaped, rectangular/trapezium-shaped, lunula/palmetto

Information about author:

Yoto Valeriev (Burgas, Bulgaria). Doctor of Archaeology. Burgas Museum of History. Lermontov St., 31, Burgas, 8000, Bulgaria
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