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Amber hoard from Basonia.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anonymous (Poland)Unknown author
Title
Amber hoard from Basonia.
label QS:Lfr,"Trésor d'ambre de Basonia."
label QS:Len,"Amber hoard from Basonia."
label QS:Lpl,"Skarb bursztynu z Basoni."
label QS:Lde,"Bernsteinhort von Basonia."
Date 5th century
date QS:P571,+450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium amber
medium QS:P186,Q25381
Dimensions Weight: 330 kg (732.80 lb)
institution QS:P195,Q6695405
Notes The hoard was found in the swampy valley of the Vistula river in 1914, hence, most likely, it is a votive offering drowned in the water. The hoard was originally composed of 304 completed and semi-processed amber beads (today 253), 11 fragments, and 18 lumps of raw amber.
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