Medieval Bronze Cross-Shaped Fibula
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Medieval Bronze Cross-Shaped Fibula

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This roughly cast bronze fibula (11th–12th cc.), resembling a cross, may have served both as a fastening device and a Christian symbol during early medieval Christianization in the Baltics. Found in Old Riga, it reflects local adaptation of religious forms into everyday dress.