This study is devoted to saddle plates discovered in Jalpug, near the mouth of the Danube. The examination of their parallels and their dating shows that Jalpug's saddle plates belong to an oriental type, existing exclusively in Eastern Europe (Volga, Urals, North Caucasus, Crimea), above all in the nomadic steppes, from the middle of the 5th century. The richness of the tomb and the high quality of the work show that these items imply a "princely" rank and they were probably produced in Byzantine workshops. This discovery may be ascribed to Huns, more precisely to survivors of "Attila’s Empire", or to Bulgarians.