Okucia z wczesnośredniowiecznego grodu w Miliczu

• Authors: Justyna Kolenda

Title variants

EN

METAL FITTINGS FROM THE EARLY MEDIEVAL FORTIFIED SETTLEMENT OF MILICZ

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Excavations of the early medieval stronghold at Milicz in Lower Silesia revealed, in a layer of burning dated from the end of the 10th to the mid 11th c., an extensive group of luxury items associated with ethnically foreign elites of the Piast state. Of particular interest is a set of objects made of non-ferrous metals, including gilded silver artifacts combining heart-shaped and palmette motifs in the decoration. The fittings must have decorated an ornamental belt, horse harness or bag. The assortment and execution of objects from this set, which is of considerable value from a Lower Silesian perspective, can be referred to artifacts known from the great centers of the Piast domain, such as Gniezno and Lednica; it thus highlights the position held by Milicz and its importance in the contemporary state.

Keywords

EN

Early Medieval period; first Piast state; Scandinavia; Rus’; imports; gilded silver fittings

• Publisher: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Archeologia Polski
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 129-141

Contributors

author

Justyna Kolenda

• Ośrodek Badań nad Kulturą Późnego Antyku i Wczesnego Średniowiecza, Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii PAN, ul. Więzienna 6, 50-118 Wrocław