Sarmatian Bracelet

The bracelet consists of a wide hoop and a folding shield. The hoop is made of 4 thick wires: a pair of central ones are braided in the middle. The hexagonal shield is connected to the hoop with two hinges and decorated with a geometric ornament, laid out by filigree and granulation, a row of three oval castes (in the center is an insert of green glass, on the edges - carnelians).
Similar bracelets were very popular in the first centuries of the new era throughout the Northern Black Sea region. The fashion for multi-colored jewelry appeared under the influence of Middle Eastern traditions after the conquests of Alexander the Great. They were widely distributed throughout the ancient world. It is known that one of the largest centers for the production of polychrome jewelry in the Northern Black Sea region was the Bosporus kingdom.
The rich and varied composition of the burial equipment allows the woman who was buried in the Falcon's grave to be classified as the highest Sarmatian nobility. An indicator of this is not only a large number of gold jewelry, but also the presence of a mace - a symbol of power, as well as clothes made of purple fabrics, which were very expensive at the time. A number of objects of ritual purpose found in the burial (a censer, a bottle with aromatic substances, a wooden cup, a mortar, etc.) indicate that the woman also performed priestess’ functions.