A 6th century gold bracteate. A bracteate is a flat, single-sided gold medal worn as jewelry primari
A 6th century gold bracteate. A bracteate is a flat, single-sided gold medal worn as jewelry primarily produced during the Germanic Iron Age. This one was probably made as an amulet and shows (although it’s a bit difficult to make out) a human head above the figure of a horse. -- source link
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