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1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
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A Merovingian gilt bronze and garnet buckle
Frankish, circa 5th-6th Century A.D.
The solid oval loop hinged to the hook of the tongue and catch-plate, the catch-plate with three triangular garnet inlays, with three rivets at the edges, 1¼in (3.5cm) long
Frankish, circa 5th-6th Century A.D.
The solid oval loop hinged to the hook of the tongue and catch-plate, the catch-plate with three triangular garnet inlays, with three rivets at the edges, 1¼in (3.5cm) long
Footnotes
Provenance:
American private collection, New York, 1980s.
Literature:
There is a very similar buckle identified as Hunnic or Frankish in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 1917 (17.190.697).
























