A Bracelet from the Lands of the Golden Horde Found in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
Volume 16 (2011): Settlements and Towns, pp. 104–109
Pub. online: 20 September 2012
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
28 September 2010
28 September 2010
Revised
11 October 2011
11 October 2011
Accepted
20 December 2011
20 December 2011
Published
20 September 2012
20 September 2012
Abstract
The aim of our article is to discuss a rather well-known artefact from the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius. Although the bracelet has been somewhat widely published and exhibited, the information that usually accompanies it is little more than modest. Although it is generally pointed out that the bracelet is adorned with an Arabic inscription, there is still a question mark present. In this article, we will offer a transcription and a translation of the inscription on the bracelet, along with some parallels, which will allow us to determine the origin of this unique find in Lithuanian archaeological material.