Fabric and Leather Item from a Hungarian Burial on the Left Bank of the Lower Dniester

Fabric and Leather Item from a Hungarian Burial on the Left Bank of the Lower Dniester Научная публикация

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Stratum Plus
ISSN: 1608-9057

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Год: 2025, Том: 5, Страницы: 169–186 Страниц : DOI: 10.55086/sp255169186

Авторы

Elkina I.I. ¹ , Polovyanenko D.N. ² , Karpova E.V. ² , Baranova S.V. ³ , Sryvkina Yu.V. ⁴ , Babenko A.N. ¹ , Türk A. ⁵ , Sinika V.S. ¹

Организации

1	Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dmitry Ulyanov St., 19, Moscow, 117292, Russian Federation
2	N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician Lavrentiev Ave, 9, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
3	Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician Lavrentiev Ave, 8, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
4	Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician Lavrentiev Ave, 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
5	Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Institute of Archaeology, Egyetem St., 1, Pest County, Piliscsaba, 2087, Hungary

This paper details a comprehensive analysis of the remains of a flint pouch recovered from a 9th — century Hungarian burial located on the left bank of the Lower Dniester. The findings underscore the valuable insights that can be gained from the study of even fragmentary organic materials. The pouch was constructed from imported silk fabric (samit) and featured a component made of human skin. Its upper section was secured with a drawstring, and the silk threads exhibited a range of dyes, including indigotine, indirubin, alizarin, xanthopurpurine, and ellagic acid. Copper salts served as mordants, and there is evidence suggesting the use of iron and aluminum salts, which likely played a role in leather tanning processes as well. The associated grave goods — including gilded silver earrings, an imported ceramic vessel, a cast silver belt tip and pads, a bow, a quiver with arrows, and this distinctive organic pouch — attest to the high social status of the individual interred. © Stratum plus.

Elkina I.I. , Polovyanenko D.N. , Karpova E.V. , Baranova S.V. , Sryvkina Y.V. , Babenko A.N. , Türk A. , Sinika V.S.
Fabric and Leather Item from a Hungarian Burial on the Left Bank of the Lower Dniester
Stratum Plus. 2025. V.5. P.169–186. DOI: 10.55086/sp255169186 OpenAlex

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