Περιέχει περίληψη στην Αγγλική γλώσσα (σ. 342).

Περιέχει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές.

A series of bronze buckles referred to as ''Barbarian'' in older publications, on the basis of comparative studies and identification of parallels in the Balkans, were found in the final layer of the destruction of the great Basilica at Amathous as well as in the large tomb-ossuaries where the bodies of the victims of the Arab invasions were placed. On the basis of these similarities it was surmised that the Avars penetrated Greece in the 7th century. More recent research, however, has disassociated these buckles from their connection with Slavic races and has identified them as products of Byzantine metallurgy with some influence from the craftsmanship of Balkan races and a heavy dependence on Byzantine artistic tradition. The datable examples from Amathous and Salamis as well as some unprovenanced specimens from the Old Collection in the Cyprus Museum confirm the above conclusion and indicate the presence of Byzantine elements on the island during the ''dark period'' of the Arab raids.