Some aspects of technology used to make items from the Bryansk and Moshchiny hoards

The paper deals with the study of technological aspects of the work performed by smiths based on a case study of two hoards attributed to the circle of East European barbarian champleve enamels kept in the collection of the State Historical Museum. All items were divided into main groups based on the method of post-casting treatment. Traces associated with post-casting treatment and decoration were identified. As the final step, the data obtained were compared with the data from the experiments conducted to reconstruct a number of processes, including methods of ornamentation. This analysis suggests that, despite high quality of the items, many operations could be performed domestically.