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Strap eyelet (harness piece)

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A cross-shaped pendant was found in a Franconian grave in Niedernberg. The strap eyelet, part of a Roman harness around 200 AD, was reused in the 9th century as a woman's belt decoration. It is not known if this cross was considered to be a Christian symbol.

Location
Grave 32, Franconian cemetery Niedernberg.

Archaeology
Strap eyelet, bronze, Inv. Nr. 10697.

Grave goods from Niedernberg
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1 Grave goods from Niedernberg © Museen der Stadt Aschaffenburg
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Bavarian State Conservation Office – Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen & Bavarian State Archaeological Collection with the support of the Bayerische Sparkassenstiftung