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V.I. ABAEV NORTH-OSSETIAN INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES

OF VLADIKAVKAZ SCIENCE CENTRE OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

AND THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA

ИЗВЕСТИЯ СОИГСИ

DZATTIATY R.G. OBJECTS OF IMPORT IN THE DARGAVS’ CATACOMBS Print

The article deals with the objects of imported origin found in the Dargavs’ catacombs of the early medieval times: among them glass bowl-cups of various shapes and colors, partially decorated with varied ornaments in the form of rosettes, circles and images of animals. A bottle and miniature jars of fine forms are marked among the found glass vessels. In addition glass bracelets and rings, boxwood combs, shells, pendants made of shells, copper mirror of oriental type, tip of the belt with Arabic inscription are found in the burial complexes. These items are presumed to be transmitted to the highlands of Alanya both through the trade routes that passed through the North Caucasus (bowls, cups, jars), and through the main Caucasus mountain range of Eastern Georgia (glass rings). Most likely boxwood combs were brought from the eastern shores of the Black Sea. Shells and pendants made of shells could find their way into the mountains via different routes. Most likely all imported items were purchased from the trading people who in the early medieval period provided stable and lasting trade and exchange connections among the local population, particularly in the VIII-IX cc.

Keywords: Alans, catacombs, import, glass, boxwood combs, rings, bracelets, trade routes, analogies, dating.


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