Zierscheibe

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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It is catalogued under topics including Archaeology of Alemannia, Germanic archaeological artifacts and Types of archaeological artefact.

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Subclass of: amulet
Material used: silver
Image: GNM - Alemannische Zierscheibe.jpg

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time period: Iron Age
Commons category: 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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