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April 5, 2009 Gold and silver Jewish jewelry
Categories: Treasures , Calendar , Nálezy nejenom s detektorem ve Velké Británii a Irsku
Twelve years ago, in the UK, they first exhibited wonderful collections of gold and silver jewelry dating back to the fourteenth century. Namely, from Jewish communities in Germany and France that hid rare objects during the plague epidemic.
For example, the three oldest known examples of Jewish wedding rings were exhibited at the Wallace Collection in London. Experts claim that the objects were buried by families during the epidemic of the so-called Black Death plague, when Jews were used as scapegoats.
"These are really very rare and unusual items that come from the Middle Ages," said Stephen Duffy of the Wallace Collection in Manchester Square, London.
According to him, the exhibition was really exceptional. "It's not just an exhibition of treasures, but also their story. The treasures were hidden by Jewish families at a time when they feared death or deportation. The exhibition itself was called Treasures of the Black Death. It combines two different depots of medieval gold and silver jewelry, "added Duffy.
One of the pieces of jewelry, for example, comes from Colmar, France, and was found hidden in the walls of a house in 1863. However, a large part of rare objects comes from Erfurt, Germany. It contains, for example, wedding rings with the Hebrew inscription "Mazal tov", which means "happiness". The treasure was found shortly before the completion of archaeological excavations at Michaelisstraße 43, not far from the Old Synagogue. It was located under the wall of the cellar entrance.
The treasure weighed almost 28 kilograms. Of these, 24 kilograms are 3141 silver coins and fourteen silver ingots (note: metallurgical semi-finished product intended for further processing) of various sizes. In addition, the treasure contained more than seven hundred individual objects of Gothic goldsmith art, some of which were highly regarded.
The treasure was hidden by its owner during the disaster that took place in 1349. "This is also the reason why the discovery of these objects is so important. Of course, it is also a price as such, because it contains jewelry and coins, but it is also necessary to highlight the cultural and historical significance, "emphasized the curator of the exhibition Karin Sczech.
At the time of the London exhibition, the synagogue in Erfurt was being repaired. After the completion of the work, it was expected that the treasure would be permanently placed there…
Sources: https://juedisches-leben.erfurt.de/, www.bbc.com
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