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[[File:Grabstein von Niederdollendorf, Rückseite.jpg|thumb|The side of the stone conjectured to depict Jesus.]]

The '''Niederdollendorf stone''' is a [[Franks|Frankish]] gravestone, named for [[Niederdollendorf]], where it was found in 1901.<ref name=ODLA>"Niederdollendorf stone", ''Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity''</ref>

It is a notable example both ofas exemplary Frankish sculpture ofand as an early Europeanexample of [[Christianisation of the Germanic peoples|Germanic Christian]] material carvingculture. One side is conjectured to be a depiction of Christ. A spear-wielding man is shown standing on (what may be) a serpent, with rays extending from his head and a circle on his chest.<ref name=ODLA/>

The other side depicts a man with a [[scramasax]], surrounded by three serpent heads. It is conjectured to represent a dead warrior in his tomb.<ref name=ODLA/>