Sewn-on plaques – garment trinkets

Sewn-on metal plates of various shapes were served as decorations for the clothing of a noble Sarmatian woman. The tradition of decorating garments with applications has very ancient roots. Probably the first such decorations appeared not much later than clothing itself. Unfortunately, the ornamental rows that once were formed with the appliqué-plates can rarely be restored. However, based on the location of the plates in situ, it can be argued that they were most often used to decorate a collar or chest part of outerwear. Much less often, sleeves were decorated with gold plates, and in rare cases - the hem of clothes or shoes.
The undisturbed burial of the Sarmatian priestess from the Sokolova grave was carefully recorded and studied. Based on the location of jewelry, remnants of fabrics and gold stitching, scientists were able to completely reconstruct the costume of the buried woman. It was not only possible to restore the ornament formed with the gold plaques sewn onto the open robe, and thanks to this, even to determine the features of its cut: the robe was made from two sheets of blue cloth without a shoulder seam.