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This gilded silver buckle with an eagle's head is typical of the northern Black Sea area which was settled by the Crimean Goths. From Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine. Circa 400-650 CE. (The British Museum, London)
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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, May 13). Crimean Gothic Buckle. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5116/crimean-gothic-buckle/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Crimean Gothic Buckle." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 13, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5116/crimean-gothic-buckle/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Crimean Gothic Buckle." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 May 2016. Web. 23 May 2022.
