A rare find in the early medieval fortified site of Vyzhegsha

The paper reviews circumstances related to discovery of a gold plate at a settlement of the 7th-9th centuries located in the forest belt. It publishes data of the X-ray fluorescence analysis of the metal composition, provides data on the production technique as well as data on some artifacts of similar appearance. The high assay of the metal and clear jewelry traditions of the Classical period suggest that this item was made at a workshop dated to the Late Classical/Byzantine period or a shop of a similar level.