Gilded Sewn-On Plaques of the Second Half of the 7th Century from a Burial Ground near the Village of Luchyste (Southwestern Crimea)
Journal: Nanobiotechnology Reports
Year: 2024

The work analyzes the results of studying the metal composition of metal and the method of manufacturing sewn-on plaques found in one of the female burials of the second half of the 7th century in the Goto-Alan burial ground near the village of Luchistoe in Southwestern Crimea. It is found that the base of the plaques was stamped from a copper plate and then covered on the front side with a thin foil made of an alloy of silver and gold with a small copper content. Gold and silver are present in