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Merovingian Francia or Langobardic Italy (unspecified)
Early Medieval Merovingian-Frankish or Langobardic Gold-Sheet Sheath Mount and Pin
2741
Mid-6th to 7th century CE, corresponding to the Migration Period / Early Middle Ages.
Created as a high-status personal ornament and aristocratic dress accessory (such as a pinned mantle fastener or decorative token sheath) worn by elite Germanic or Gallo-Roman nobility to signal wealth, tribal affiliation, and high social standing.
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