Merovingian jewelry

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In 1959, French archaeologists explored under part of the abbey church at Saint Denis, long the burial place of French royalty. They found a stone sarcophagus of ancient style and opened it up: The stone sarcophagus held clothing and the remains of textiles-all in a remarkable state of conservation-thus allowing us to reconstruct the garments of a noblewoman from the Merovingian era. The deceased wore a violet-coloured silk skirt, held in place by a large leather belt that had a sumptuously…

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