Christianisation

Foto: AMHMiddle Ages

Hamburg Archaeological Museum
Hamburg, Germany

By wearing fibulae with Christian symbols, women demonstrated their affiliation to the new faith. This cross-shaped fibula was found in a Saxon settlement on Hamburg’s Domplatz.

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Title: Christianisation
Creator: Foto: AMH
Date: Middle Ages
Location: Hamburg-Altstadt
Provenance: Archäologisches Museum Hamburg Stadtmuseum Harburg|Helms-Museum
Type: Cruciform Brooch with Glass Inlays
Medium: Brass, Glass, Messing, Glas

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Brass Glass Metal