Покушај синтезе налаза гвозденодобних астрагалоидних појасева

Abstract

An Attempt of a Synthetic Approach to the Finds of Iron-Age Astragaloid Belts

A peculiarity of Iron-Age astragaloid belts, the typological and stylistic analysis of which was carried out more than thirty years ago, is in that their use can be observed over the period from the sixth to first centuries BC. This paper deals with the published Hallstatt and La Tene material from 38 domestic sites. Having in mind the long-term use of such belts, their typological and stylistic features do not seem to be very sensitive in terms of chronology, so the classification has been based on the existing chronological assessments. To the older, Late Hallstatt type of astragaloid belts, occurring in the territory of central and northern Bosnia, western Serbia and northern Montenegro, belong the finds related to the Glasinac Srem and Dalj groups. The Glasinac group belts are characterized by having three or four astragaloid joints and a three-or five-hoop clasp with the decoration reduced to pendants attached to hoops. Analogies are to be found in Albania, within the Glasinac-Mati cultural complex. The Srem and Dalj types commonly have lour joints and invariable three-loop ending of the clasp. There predominate examples with ornaments executed in several techniques and a wider range of motifs. Parallels are concentrated in Danubian Hungary.