CIRCA LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
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A MEDITERRANEAN GERMANIC OR BYZANTINE GILT BRONZE BELT BUCKLE
circa late 5th-6th century a.d.
The club-shaped tongue hooked to the oval loop, both joined to the rectangular attachment plate by a folded flap pinned to the back-plate, the box-shaped plate with all-over cloisonné, a square in the center enclosed within a quatrefoil, inlaid with shell, green glass, lapis lazuli and foil-backed garnets, the corners with rivets for attachment to the back-plate
2½ in. (6.35 cm.) long
circa late 5th-6th century a.d.
The club-shaped tongue hooked to the oval loop, both joined to the rectangular attachment plate by a folded flap pinned to the back-plate, the box-shaped plate with all-over cloisonné, a square in the center enclosed within a quatrefoil, inlaid with shell, green glass, lapis lazuli and foil-backed garnets, the corners with rivets for attachment to the back-plate
2½ in. (6.35 cm.) long