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Buckles (paftale) are an almost indispensable element of traditional women's dress in the Southeastern European area, particularly in the Balkans, and have been in use over a long period, from the 14th to the 20th century.
The word pafta is of Turkic origin-possibly entering the language via Iranian influence-derived from the Persian word bafta, meaning "woven," which evolved in Turkish to signify "plate." Today, the term is used in nearly identical forms in Romanian (pafta), Bulgarian (пафта), Serbian (пафте), and some Aromanian dialects (pafta), designating functional and ornamental clothing accessories used to fasten belts, girdles, or sashes, crafted from various materials and decorated using different techniques.
The three buckles decorated in the polychrome enamel technique, preserved in the collection of the National Museum of History of Moldova, belong to the South-Danubian tradition and are dated to the late 19th - early 20th century.

Each buckle consists of two identical trapezoidal parts, their surfaces divided into three roughly equal registers, adorned with stylized vegetal motifs forming a metal lattice into which enamel is poured. The two parts extend into sharp angles at the ends, forming a triangle with the edge of the last decorative register, similarly ornamented. The enamel used to fill the floral motifs is black, turquoise, white, orange, green, yellow, and burgundy. The entire decorative field is framed by a beaded border.

On the reverse, both components retain a copper band riveted along the edge, used to fasten the ends of the belt. The fastening system, made by interlocking the hinges of the two parts and secured with a movable pin attached by a chain to a clasp fixed on one of the buckle pieces, is concealed by a rectangular plate (riveted with three pins to the body of the piece), with narrow edges ending in sharp angles, decorated in the same style and technique. Additionally, it features three circular settings with notched edges bent inward to hold centrally placed red and green glass paste. These settings are framed by a radiant, notched band.

The symbolism of the color palette encodes meanings and symbols, chosen for their believed magical powers. Red has always represented love, affection, and protection against curses and the evil eye; white symbolizes purity and spiritual and physical cleanliness; blue is symbolically associated with infinity, morning, new beginnings, and transformation; green represents destiny, hope, prosperity, balance, and rebirth, being linked to nature's revival each spring and to life itself.

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Publications Journal „Tyragetia"   vol. VII [XXII], nr. 1


Einige Überlegungen bezüglich der Chronologie und Periodisierung der Poienești-Lucașeuca-Kultur
ISSN 1857-0240
E-ISSN 2537-6330

Einige Überlegungen bezüglich der Chronologie und Periodisierung der Poienești-Lucașeuca-Kultur

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică



In diesem Beitrag wurden die Chronologie und Periodisierung der Poienești-Lucașeuca-Kultur analisiert. Vier Phasen der Entwicklung der Bestattungen aufgrund der Kombinationen der Gegenstände vom Grabinventar von isolierten Gräberfeldern / Gräber aufgebaut wurden. Trotzdem trifft man höchst selten in den Siedlungen des Poienești-Lucașeuca-Typs auf das chronologish erheblich Material, konnte ich die Chronologie für einigen Le- bensräume zu gründen. Ich habe vier chronologische Phasen abgeteilt durch eine Analyse der Chronologie der Bestattungen und Siedlungen des Poienești-Lucașeuca-Typs die in einer einheitlichen Tabelle vereignigt wurden. Man kann diese Etappen mit den Phasen LT C1b, LT C2, LT D1 und LT D2 der mitteleuropäischen keltichen Kultur synchronisieren oder mit den Etappen a, b, c und d der jüngeren vorrömischen Eisenzeit nach Hachmann, die in absoluten Daten entsprechen dem Ende 3en Jh. - letzten Viertel des 1es Jh. v. Chr.

Abbildungsliste:

Abb. 1. das Verbreitungsgebiet der Poienești-Lucașeuca-Kultur.

Abb. 2. Poienești. Typen der Grabbeigaben die für die Vergesellschaftung ausgewählt waren.

Abb. 3. Poienești. Die Vergesellschaftung der Gräber die Typen der Grabbeigaben enthälten.

Abb. 4. Poienești. Die Kartierung der Phasen des Gräberfelds.

Abb. 5. Borosești. Die Kartierung der Phasen des Gräberfelds.

Abb. 6. Borosești. Typen der Grabbeigaben die für die Vergesellschaftung ausgewählt waren.

Abb. 7. Borosești. Die Vergesellschaftung der Gräber die Typen der Grabbeigaben enthälten.

Abb. 8. Lucașeuca. Die Kartierung der Phasen des Gräberfelds.

Abb. 9. Dolineni. Die Kartierung der Phasen des Gräberfelds.

Abb. 10. Dolineni. Typen der Grabbeigaben die für die Vergesellschaftung ausgewählt waren.

Abb. 11. Dolineni. Die Vergesellschaftung der Gräber die Typen der Grabbeigaben enthälten.

Abb. 12. Typen der Grabbeigaben in Gräber/Gräberfelder vom Poienești-Lucașeuca-Typ.

Abb. 13. Die Vergesellschaftung der Gegenstände die in Gräber vom Typ Poienești-Lucașeuca chronologisch rele- vant sind.

Abb. 14. Die Periodisierung der Bestattungen.

Abb. 15. Die chronologische Rahmung der Datierungselemente von Gräber/ Gräberfeldern vom Typ Poienești- Lucașeuca.

Abb. 16. Die chronologische Rahmung der Datierungselemente von Bestattungen und Siedlungen vom Typ Poienești-Lucașeuca.

Abb. 17. Die vergleichende chronologische Tabelle der jüngeren vorrömischen Eisenzeit in Nord-und Mitteleuropa und in südöstliche Europa.

Vasile Iarmulschi
Bemerkungen zur „Kleidung“ Gemeinschaften in der ostkarpatischen Waldsteppe in der jüngeren vorrömischen Eisenzeit (auf der Grundlage der Untersuchung der Nekropole von Borosești)
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XVII [XXXII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Vasile Iarmulschi
Die griechische Amphoren in der Poienești-Lucașeuca-Kultur
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VI [XXI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Vasile Iarmulschi
„Geten“, „Daker“, „Bastarnen“ und „Skordisken“: einige Bemerkungen zur Siedlung der jüngeren vorrömischen Eisenzeit von Roşiori-Dulceşti
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XVIII [XXXIII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Vasile Iarmulschi
Michał Grygiel, Chronologia przemian kultorowych w dobie przełomu starzego i młodzego okresu przedrzymskiego na Niżu Polskim. Łódź: Fundacja Badań Archeologicznych Imienia Profesora Konrada Jażdżewskiego, 2018, 822 p., ISBN: 978-83-948140-2-1
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XV [XXX], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică, Chişinău, 2021
Vasile Iarmulschi
Migration von West nach Ost: Archäologie der Mobilität in der jüngeren vorrömischen Eisenzeit: Beispiel die Zarubintsy-Kultur
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XV [XXX], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică, Chişinău, 2021



 

 

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
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Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC