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Zierscheibe

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thumb|Zierscheibe, part of a woman's belt from the Villanovan culture|Villanovan necropolis of [[Verucchio, Italy, 700-800 BC]] thumb|Alemannic Zierscheibe from Herbrechtingen (6th century) Zierscheibe (German for "ornamental disk") in archaeology is the term for a kind of metal jewellery dating to the European Iron Age. These disks are sometimes found in graves, and are thought to have been worn as pendants attached to the tunica, or as part of a belt pouch.

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Subclass of
amulet
Material used
silver
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GNM - Alemannische Zierscheibe.jpg
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time period
Iron Age
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Zierscheiben
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thumb|Zierscheibe, part of a woman's belt from the Villanovan culture|Villanovan necropolis of [[Verucchio, Italy, 700-800 BC]] thumb|Alemannic Zierscheibe from Herbrechtingen (6th century)

Zierscheibe (German for "ornamental disk") in archaeology is the term for a kind of metal jewellery dating to the European Iron Age. These disks are sometimes found in graves, and are thought to have been worn as pendants attached to the tunica, or as part of a belt pouch.

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