This paper attempts to change the traditional view of the Late Avar belt fittings, which in the 8th century AD delineated an extremely dense communication network within the Carpathian Basin and beyond, by using a groundbreaking combination of iconography, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), lead isotope analysis, digital morphometry and 3D comparative prototyping. It presents a complex analysis of bronze belt ends decorated with an exceptional scene of a snake eating a frog-like creature, discovered in the last decade in Czech Republic, Hungary and Germany. According to the iconography, this motif represents an important cosmogonic and fertility myth, known to various early medieval populations living in Central Europe. Some of these belt ends come from the same workshop and/or are derived from a common model, even though they were found in very distant regions. The study also focuses on the provenance of the raw material used in the production of Avar-style belt fittings in general. For the first time, it was possible to locate the Early Medieval source of copper in the Slovak Ore Mountains, using lead isotope analysis.

本文试图改变对晚期阿瓦尔传送带配件的传统看法，该看法在公元 8 世纪通过使用图像学、能量色散 X 射线荧光 (EDXRF) 的突破性组合，在喀尔巴阡盆地内外描绘了一个极其密集的通信网络。 ）、扫描电子显微镜 (SEM)、铅同位素分析、数字形态测量和 3D 比较原型。它对青铜带末端进行了复杂的分析，末端装饰着蛇吃青蛙状生物的特殊场景，这种场景是过去十年在捷克共和国、匈牙利和德国发现的。根据图像学，这个主题代表了一个重要的宇宙起源和生育神话，为生活在中欧的中世纪早期人们所熟知。其中一些皮带端部来自同一车间和/或源自共同模型，即使它们是在非常遥远的地区发现的。该研究还重点关注生产阿瓦尔式腰带配件所用原材料的来源。通过铅同位素分析，首次能够在斯洛伐克矿山中找到中世纪早期的铜源。