Erfurt Treasure

[2] There are also 11 pieces of silver tableware including a Doppelkopf (a common form of cup in the 14th and 15th century), a shallow drinking bowl, a jug and 8 goblets that fit into each other.

[2] This outstanding piece is made of gold with a bezel composed of openwork Gothic tracery, capped by a facetted steeple.

In accordance with Jewish tradition, the magnificent wedding ring is made entirely of gold without the addition of stones.

[3] Only two other Jewish wedding rings from the first half of the 14th century have so far been found in Central Europe (Colmar and Weissenfels).

Similar treasures were hidden in times of acute distress for the Jewish communities at Colmar, Weissenfels, Lingenfeld, Münster and Środa Śląska.

[2] An exhibition, "Trésors de la Peste Noire", at the Musée National du Moyen Âge in the Hôtel de Cluny, Paris, between April and September 2007 brought objects from the Erfurt Treasure together with the Colmar Treasure.