Sambian-Natangian Culture Ring Decoration Style as an Example of Communication between Local Elites in the Baltic Region in the Late Roman Period
Volume 18 (2012): People at the Crossroads of Space and Time (Footmarks of Societies in Ancient Europe) II, pp. 147–166
Pub. online: 30 December 2012
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
20 January 2012
20 January 2012
Revised
8 March 2012
8 March 2012
Accepted
17 October 2012
17 October 2012
Published
30 December 2012
30 December 2012
Abstract
Goods decorated in the Ring Decoration style are prevalent in Sambian-Natangian culture from the early phase of the Late Roman Period. Several types of adornment are known: with single or several hoops, and with a combination of wire and embossed foil. Ring Decoration types can be used as date markers, since they existed at fixed periods in time. Pieces decorated with rings can be assigned to the regions of the Vistula and the Baltic Sea islands, and can be considered evidence of contacts between the elites of Sambia, Scandinavia and Germania Libera.