Nina Willburger on Nostr: An early #medieval signet ring, made of pure gold. It's engraved with personal ...
An early #medieval signet ring, made of pure gold. It's engraved with personal symbols of salvation: a horse, above a Christian double cross flanked by the sun and moon. Below the horse, there are bow-like engravings, presumably snakes, a pagan symbol.
The ring was found in a man's grave in Lauchheim, it dates to the 7th century AD. This was a period when Christianity was spreading in south-west Germany and both Pagan and Christian elements are appearent in the material culture, in some...🧵1/2
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