Byzantine Finger Rings with the Inscription ΦΩС ΖΩΗ from Burials of the Crimean Goths
Journal: Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 4 Istorija Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija
Year: 2018

Introduction. Among the Byzantine jewelry products, which were worn by the Crimean Goths in the era of the early Middle Ages, there are the silver finger rings of the second half of the 7th century, on the round flap of which the Greek inscription ΦΩС ΖΩΗ is engraved. Methods. Dating of Crimean findings is determined upon accessory inventory in burials. For attribution of the finger rings, a circle of analogies is revealed, findings are analyzed from the territory of the former Eastern Roman Emp