Abstract

Prophylactic and eschatological virtues of Early Middle Age grave goods : Burgundian rectangular belt plates with inscriptions. Since the nineteenth century, numerous rectangular belt fittings of bronze, usually decorated with an image of Daniel in the lion’s den, have been found on the ancient territory of Burgundia (Switzerland and the Jura, Savoy and Burgundy regions of France). The inscriptions that border some of these include the signatures of the craftsmen and/or the commissioners, providing us with information about the production of the objects, and the status of the craftsmen within Early Medieval society. The epigraphic texts also help us to understand the prophylactic and eschatological values of the objects, especially when they are placed in graves.

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