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The gold belt unearthed during excavations in Ani Ruins and preserved for 22 years has been put on display

The gold belt unearthed during excavations in Ani Ruins in eastern Türkiye and preserved for 22 years has been put on display at the Kars Archeology and Ethnography Museum.

The gold belt, which was found in 2002 during the excavations carried out under the direction of Hacettepe University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Beyhan Karamağaralı between 1989 and 2005, was kept under protection for 22 years.

The belt with various figures on it weighs 432 grams.

Hakim Aslan, Acting Director of Kars Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, said: “We know that Ani lived its glorious period in the Middle Ages, and archaeological excavations were started by Russian-born Nikolay Marr in Ani Ruins in the late 1800s. Later, the excavations were carried out by Turkish professors and are still continuing. The gold belt is one of the artifacts unearthed as a result of the excavations carried out in 2002 under Prof. Dr. Beyhan Karamağaralı. The artifact is very important, it is made of gold material.”

22 years preserved golden belt_Ani ruins

The belt consists of 3 parts: the belt buckle, the belt loops on the second textile piece and the belt plate.

The belt is made entirely of gold material and has ornaments on it. The belt buckle in the middle is made with 8 slices and savat workmanship is seen on the edges. When we look at the belt plate, it is 25 centimeters long and 2.5 centimeters wide. There is a human head figure at the end.

Ani ruins gold belt

Pointing out that the same figures are seen in the wall paintings of the Uighur period, Hakim Aslan said, “In fact, a third eye is seen here, and the word ‘lisa’ is written on the belt buckle as well as the human figure. The word ‘lisa’ means the owner. On the ceramics we have seen before, the word lisa was used in the sense of bringing good luck and prosperity to the owner.”

The gold belt will be on display at the Kars Archaeology and Ethnography Museum for only 3 months.

Ani Ruins
Photo: AA

Ani has been an important settlement center since the Iron Age. During the excavations in Ani, traces of the Nairis and Urartians, then Persians, Romans and Byzantines were found. Ani, the capital of the Bagratian Armenian Kingdom, was also called “City of 1001 Churches” or “City of 40 Gates” in the 11th century. In the 13th century With the Mongol invasion, the city suffered great damage and lost its importance.

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