Princely Fibula from the Răzeni Village
Journal: Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology
Year: 2023

The fibula is a stray find discovered by locals near the Răzeni village in the Ialoveni district of the Republic of Moldova and in 2022 was transferred to the National Museum of the History of Moldova. This is a two-plate fibula with a rhombic foot and a semicircular head. Its body was made of white metal (silver?) enclosed in a gold overlay. The shields and the arched bow were decorated with carnelian and overlaid metal elements (grain, double spirals, ribbed and openwork). This type of brooche