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/* Buttoned Coat (Kaftan) */
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* Ireland, Dunmore Cave. Fragments of patterned silk and 16 button-like silver objects in 3 different sizes. [EWING 2007:p.109]. Ewing points out that these objects may have been purely ornamental
* 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 two of the graves (BJ 716, 1074) the coat was worn with a studed studded belt of eastern type. [JANSSON 1986:p.92]A third grave (BJ 752) was also found with a buckle.<br>:BJ 716, 8 copper alloy buttons, studded belt, penannular, bag. [http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/kontext.asp?kid=914 Online]<br>:BJ 752, 10 copper alloy buttons, buckle from a belt<br>:BJ 944, 7 copper alloy buttons, weapon knife and sheath, comb, shield, sword and scabbard, penannular, etc [http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/kontext.asp?kid=1128 Online]<br>:BJ 985, 4 lead buttons, thor's hammer ring, spear, shield, knofe, comb, etc [http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/kontext.asp?kid=1170&zone= Online]<br>:BJ 1074, 18 copper alloy buttons, studded belt, spear, knife, comb, etc [http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/kontext.asp?kid=575&zone= Online]<br>
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