Death

Subject

114 Women's grave

Showcase
Cross Fibula (6)
Necklace (5)
Earring (3)
Skull Fragment with Neck Ring and Fibula (4,7,6)
Necklace (5)
Cross Fibula (6)
Skull Fragment with Neck Ring and Fibula (4,7,6)
Earring (3)

The grave goods of this woman are unusually rich. The cross fibula placed on the mouth deserves special attention: it is a Christian reinterpretation of the Charon's penny from Greek mythology, which was used to pay the ferryman Charon to bring the deceased across the underworld river Styx into the realm of the dead.

Info: Showcase 114

Key

Age: 800 - 850 n. Chr. Middle Ages

Material: Iron

Location: Wulfsen

Needle Bush

Age: 800 - 850 n. Chr. Middle Ages

Material: Iron

Location: Wulfsen

Earring

Age: 800 - 850 n. Chr. Middle Ages

Material: Silver

Location: Wulfsen

Neck Ring

Age: 800 - 850 n. Chr. Middle Ages

Material: Bronze

Location: Wulfsen

Bead Necklace

Age: 800 - 850 n. Chr. Middle Ages

Material: Leaded Glass

Location: Wulfsen

Cross Fibula

Age: 800 - 850 n. Chr. Middle Ages

Material: Bronze

Location: Wulfsen

Skull

Age: 800 - 850 n. Chr. Middle Ages

Material: Human Bone

Location: Wulfsen