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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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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, May 13). Crimean Gothic Buckle. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5116/crimean-gothic-buckle/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Crimean Gothic Buckle." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 13, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5116/crimean-gothic-buckle/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Crimean Gothic Buckle." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 May 2016. Web. 27 Nov 2021.
