The Crown of Kerch Treasures from the Dawn of European History

Two zoomorphic pieces of jewellery, decorated with red stones and small pellets of gold, Black Sea region, 4./5. century AD © Römisch-Germanisches Museum/Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln / Anja Wegner

Gold jewellery from the migration period found near the Black Sea, silver brooches and magnificent belts from early medieval graves in France, Italy, Spain, and Germany: selections from the collection of Johannes von Diergardt will be on view again in Berlin for the first time in 80 years, re-turning to the city where they were displayed until 1934.

Following the death of the collector and art lover, these works moved to the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne. Construction work in the Cologne museum now offers a prime opportunity to present the treasures to the Berlin public again for the first time in many years.