Archaeometric Investigation of garnet jewellery

Archaeological material from Hungary (late 6th- and 7th-century) Deutsche Version | Team | Cooperations Decorative use of garnet stones on fine metalwork has defined the goldsmith’s art in the Carpathian Basin for three centuries, although with varying intensity. After its main flourish between the early 5th and the middle the 6th century, its dominance was mainly limited to the material of some specific social groups. On the other hand, from the early 8th century, garnet inlay had completely..