Cercei decoraţi cu sfere simple, descoperiţi pe teritoriul României
Earrings decorated with simple spherical pendants found on the present-day territory of Romania

Summary/Abstract: Earrings decorated with simple spherical pendants were found, up until now, in 32 localities with 34 sites, on the present-day territory of Romania. The author analyses only those earrings with pendants without ornaments, or with one decoration on the middle of the pendant. The discussion was focused on the types of rings, pendants, the way in which pendants were fixed on the rings, and on the structure of the earrings. The earrings were found in treasures (3), cemeteries (22), settlements (2) or from unspecified findings (7). Their chronology covers a large time-span, from 12th to 17th centuries. They were spread mostly in Moldavia, Wallachia and Dobrudja, but only exceptionally in Transilvania. The decoration is a common one for the medieval craftsmanship, but the structure of the earrings proves a strong Balkanic (especially for the southern regions of Romania) or Russian (for the towns from northern Moldavia) influence.

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