Published: 2023-11-14

Early medieval amber crosses from Pomerania in a comparative context. Materials and interpretive problems

Paweł Szczepanik
Przegląd Archeologiczny
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/PA71.2023.3317

Abstract

This paper presents early medieval amber cross pendants that display a great degree of diversity not only concerning form and morphology but also with regard to chronology and – as we assume – functionality, with the pendants examined herein sharing one common denominator: the raw material from which are made. This paper analyses amber artefacts discovered in Pomerania, shown
in a broad comparative context. Thus, the research objectives undertaken are twofold: first, to present the sources of the relevant materials, which are formally, chronologically, and contextually diverse, and second, to point out the main interpretative problems relating to the possibility of deciphering their original meanings and functions.

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early medieval archaeology, crosses, amber, Pomerania, Central and North Europe, Christianization, pre-Christian beliefs

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Szczepanik, P. (2023). Early medieval amber crosses from Pomerania in a comparative context. Materials and interpretive problems. Przegląd Archeologiczny, 71. https://doi.org/10.23858/PA71.2023.3317

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