11–16 Sept 2022
University of Warsaw
Europe/Warsaw timezone

An unprovenanced early medieval hoard in the collection of the Ossolineum

13 Sept 2022, 14:00
1h
University of Warsaw

University of Warsaw

Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28 Warsaw

Speaker

Barbara Butent-Stefaniak (Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich)

Description

The poster reports on an early medieval hoard from an unknown location now in the collection of the Ossolinski National Institute in Wrocław. Surviving at present only as a fragment of the original deposit this early medieval hacksilver hoard was buried in the first half of the 11th century. It includes dirhams, German coins (11) and fifteen fragments of silver ornaments. The German coins are the largest group and were used to date the hoard.

Primary author

Barbara Butent-Stefaniak (Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich)

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