Late I - early II millennium A.D.
The Heybidya-Pedarsky sacrificial site, the Bolshezemelskaya tundra, 2012
Copper alloy, casting, gilding
Dimensions: 9.8 x 5.1 x 1.4 cm.
Such buckles were found on Western Siberia and Prikamye archaeological sites. It is curious that mostly the head of a bear, not a bull or a ram’s head, is depicted on a buckle. According to ethnographic data, this buckle probably fixed a leather belt with decorative elements sewed on.