Zierscheibe
Type of metal artifact
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Zierscheibe (German for "ornamental disk") in archaeology is the term for a kind of metal jewellery dating to the European Iron Age.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
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Early examples date to the Late Bronze Age (ca. 800 BC).[7][8] They develop into characteristic designs notably attested from Alamannic graves from the migration period.[9][10]
Some scholars have suggested that these disks might have inspired the artist behind the Wewelsburg mosaic to create the Black Sun, a far-right Nazi symbol.[11][12] Researcher Daniela Siepe says, however, that "such a connection has yet to be confirmed through reliable sources".[13]
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See also
- Black Sun (symbol) - Nazi symbol possibly based on a Zierscheibe design
- Bracteate
- Brooch
- Fibula (brooch)
