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Coats (Men)

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/* Buttoned Coat / Kaftan */
|Archaeology=
* Birka, Sweden: 5 graves (BJ 716, 752, 944, 985, 1074) contained buttons from a kaftan style coat. The buttons are of copper alloy, except for BJ 985 where they are lead. The buttons run from the neck to the waist, and not further[HAGG 1986:p.68]. In three two of the graves (BJ 716, 752, 1074) the coat was worn with a studed belt of eastern type. [HAGG1986:p.68] [Jansson1986JANSSON 1986:p.78]
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