Medieval Bronze Clothing Buckle bronze relatively light with a heavy

relatively light with a heavy tapered blade

abrasion and encrusted patina

Typical example of traditional Sawankhalok wares

where offerings of chicha or blood were poured onto the earth to honor the gods and ensure agricultural prosperity

serving as a primary ritual libation

Medieval Bronze Clothing Buckle bronze relatively light with a heavyMedieval Period, c. 8801240 AD, Kievan Rus, Eastern Europe A fine and substantial cast bronze double buckle, thickly formed and exhibiting the robust utilitarian elegance typical of Kievan Rus metalwork. The design, found across numerous Kievan Rus archaeological sites, features a double loop that allowed the belts end to be neatly secured behind the bucklean ingenious and practical construction. Likely once silvered or gilded, the surface now bears a