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jedne strane, te na prisnije doticaje s matičnim prosto- the closer contacts with central territory of Liburnia,
rom Liburnije, tj. sjeverne Dalmacije, s druge strane. that is, northern Dalmatia, on the other.

Sudeći prema količini nalaza iz osorske Kavanele u on- Judging according to finds from Kavanela in fashion

dašnjoj su »visokoj« modi bile omiljene i velike, bron- of the day large bronze belt plates decorated with a

čane pojasne kopče te okovi, u pravilu ukrašene sa central abstract or apotropaic motive were also pop-

središnjim apstraktnim simbolom ili apotropejskim ular.

motivom. Further body decoration or attire having a symbol-

uhvati pravu ravnotežu! ■ get the balance right! 30 Potom, kao ukras tijela ili nošnje, simboličke ili sta- ical or status or value, were also earrings, necklac-

tusne vrijednosti izdvajaju se i naušnice, ogrlice i pri- es and pendants. Especially interesting is a group of

vjesci. Posebno je zanimljiva grupa kolutastih nauš- ring shaped earrings or temporal rings, of the so called

nica i/ili sljepoočničarka, tzv. naušnice kvarnerskog Kvarner type. Made from bronze or silver wire they

tipa. Izrađivane od brončane ili srebrne žice obilježi- marked the local production of this kind of jewellery.

le su mjesnu proizvodnju tog tipa nakita. Jantarne per- Amber beads were present in exceptional quantities

le prisutne u iznimnoj količini svjedoče kako je ta eg- demonstrating that this exotic raw material was high-

zotična sirovina bila izuzetno cijenjena u onodobnom ly valued in Osor. Necklaces, earrings and decorations

osorskom društvu od kojih su se izrađivale raskošne of fibulae were made of it, but sometimes beads were

ogrlice, naušnice, ukrašavane su fibule ili su se jedno- simply worn as amulets.

stavno nosile kao amuleti. As carriers of specific symbolic information or as

Kao nositeljima određenih simboličkih informacija, means of communication, small decorations, most-

tj. kao komunikacijskom sredstvu sitnim se ukrasima, ly pendants, were loaded with solar and/or astral char-

ponajviše privjescima, pridavalo astralno i/ili solarno acteristics. They played a role of protective amulets, of

obilježje, zbog čega su imali ulogu amuleta zaštitnika, apotropaic and prophylactic, magical and metaphys-

apotropejskog i profilaktičkog, magičnog i metafizič- ical characteristics. Among others we also have to

kog karaktera. Valja izdvojiti okrugle i kuglaste priv- point out numerous pendants of different shapes – cir-

jeske, privjeske u obliku košarica, u obliku bula, alki i cular and globular, basket-shaped, in the form of bul-

druge. lae, rings and many other forms.
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