Gold jewelry from the so-called 'High Middle Ages' is rare in the Netherlands.
Found in 2021, a 1000-year-old gold treasure near Hoogwoud includes two pieces of gold leaf that fit together, 39 little silver coins, and four ornamented crescent-shaped pendants made of gold.The date of the coins between 1200 and 1250 shows that the riches were buried around the middle of the thirteenth century. TheReconstruction: a woman wearing the golden earrings.Gold jewelry from the so-called "High Middle Ages" is rare in the Netherlands.
The Dutch count Willem II passes away close to Hoogwoud during this turbulent period of conflicts between West Friesland and the county of Holland. As a result,find is significant for the archaeology and history of North Holland and West Friesland, as well as important national and global relevance. The four eleventh-century earrings are the most significant finds from the Hoogwoud treasure hunt. It involves two pairs of pendants, each around five centimeters broad, two of which have filigree ornamentation, and two have etched scenes.Rijkmuseum van OudhedenThey are tiny, gold-filled, twisted threads. The necklace includes delicate suspension brackets and is embellished on one side. This implies that they were most likely not worn through the ears but rather on a hood or headband.
Another pendant has an engraved image of a man's head surrounded by rays. This is seen as a representation of Christ as the "Unconquered Sun," or Sol Invictus. Only three instances of such gold earrings have been discovered in the Netherlands.
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