Cast openwork bronze pendants from Scythian Neapolis in Crimea (late 2nd century BC–mid-3rd century CE) form knobbed, roughly spherical cages 3–8 cm across. Found beside spines or heads, in bags or beside bodies—especially in women’s and children’s graves—they overlap in scale with Roman dodecahedra. Related examples are known at Belbek and across parts of Eurasia. The video argues that the parallels reveal an Asian–Roman cultural bridge and a long-running Pontic–Celtic exchange network; that broader connection is the presenter’s interpretation.
Video compares Crimean Scythian pendants with Roman dodecahedra
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Key facts
- Scythian Neapolis in Crimea has cast, knobbed, openwork bronze amulets in roughly spherical forms, dated from the late 2nd century BC to the mid-3rd century CE.
- The Crimean examples measure 3–8 cm and were placed beside the spine or body, near the head, or in bags, most often in women’s and children’s graves.
- Related openwork bronze cage pendants are known from Belbek in Crimea and from the Balkans, Don region, Caucasus, Black Sea steppe and Hungary.
- Roman dodecahedra of overlapping dimensions are known from several ritual contexts.
- The video argues that the parallels reveal an Asian–Roman cultural bridge and long-running Pontic–Celtic exchange. That broader connection is the presenter’s interpretation, not an established archaeological conclusion.
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