Rosettes, starlike-squares, “swastikas” and “Stars of David” were all very popular, possibly religious, patterns of embroidery found in all of Europe at the dusk of antiquity. Some of these in in Central Europe can be seen here. Others from northwestern Europe here. They appear in spears (here) as well as money (here). They have been variously attributed (and various times and places) to Sarmatians, Suavs, Germanics or Huns.
And here is another example of a hexapetal star or hexagram, similar to the symbol later referred to as the Star of David and found in 1911 in Jakuszowice, Poland in a grave attributed to a culture “having contacts with the Huns” – whatever that may mean.
It is “guesstidated” to the early 5th century.
Now in a Krakow Museum
Because of issues with local Russian authorities no academic studies of these grave goods were done till after World War One with the first mention by Józef Andrzej Franciszek Żurowski in the Archeological News (Wiadomości Archeologiczne). Note that the triangles do not intersect, as in a Star/Shield of David, but rather one triangle overlays the other which also allowed the maker to include a small circle on the inside.
In the same treasure pile were also found ornaments of a quasi-hexapetal rosette design.
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