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The ‘Crown of Kerch’. This diadem of a noble lady was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Kerch, in the ancient city of Panticapaion, Crimea. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century AD.
© Römisch-Germanisches Museum/Rheinisches Bildarchiv Cologne

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The Crown of Kerch
Treasures from the Dawn of European History

19.10.2017 to 22.09.2024

The Berlin Gold Hat is decorated with various types of circular ornamentation, which can be explained as a lunisolar calendar, i.e., a calendar based on both the sun and the moon. It represents the connection between cult, knowledge and material wealth.
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Claudia Plamp

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Prehistory and early history

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Swords and lance, Bronze. 9.-8. Century BC, Stölln
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Klaus Göken

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Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age

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A cross-section sample of the finds from the Treasure of Neupotz, 2nd half of the 3rd century AD
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Claudia Klein

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Treasures from the Rhine: The Barbarian Treasure of Neupotz

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