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ARCHEOLOGY   DEPARTMENT

Employees:
Ivanka Kamenjarin, senior curator, head of department
Ivan Šuta, senior curator
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MIDDLE AGE COLLECTION


3. ONE-BERRY EARRING

Site: Bijaći – Stombrate, the old-Croatian cemetery, grave No. 6
Material: silver
Dating: 9th century
Dimensions: link in diameter 42 mm, berry length 20 mm

Description: Earring has an egg-like berry which consists of two smooth connected hemispheres, and across this connection it is mounted by three rows of twisted filigree thread, and at the ends of berries there is also single twisted filigree thread. Link ends with the fastening system. It is silver and it was found in pair.