Buzau treasure earrings are 1st-century CE local Sarmatian production imitating northern Black Sea polychrome style.
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Buzau earrings feature triangular gold shields with oval, rhombic, and circular bezel-settings inlaid with red and turquoise stones. Chains hang from back hoops ending in hemispherical gold pendants. Items bought in 1941 from antiquarian by National Museum of Antiquities director. Dated to 1st century CE in Sarmatian period. Inspired by type 2.4.2 polychrome earrings from north of Black Sea, Tomis, Olbia, Panticapaion. Closest analogies are Porogi earrings despite minor chain differences. Similar to Ust’-Al’ma catacomb 620 burial with three-band settings and male pendants. Čertovickij I barrow 5/40 matches chain manufacture but has two-band settings. NovoAleksandrovka barrow 20 has similar chains with geometric pendants. Characteristics include precious metals with stones or glass, decorated shield, and pendants marking local production. Roman world pendant earrings with horizontal strips appear later from mid-2nd century AD.

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