Lot Essay
For similar buckles with leonine motifs see p. 206 in Materials in Archeology, History and Ethnography of Tauzia, vol. I.
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CIRCA FIRST HALF OF THE 7TH CENTURY A.D.
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AN OSTROGOTHIC SILVER BUCKLE
circa first half of the 7th century a.d.
With a kidney-shaped loop, the hooked tongue in the form of a stylized bird head, the eyes in relief, both elements hinged to the rectangular plate, a stylized lion in relief on the plate, with knobbed rivets at each corner, framed by a raised double border
4.7/8 in. (12.4 cm) long
circa first half of the 7th century a.d.
With a kidney-shaped loop, the hooked tongue in the form of a stylized bird head, the eyes in relief, both elements hinged to the rectangular plate, a stylized lion in relief on the plate, with knobbed rivets at each corner, framed by a raised double border
4.7/8 in. (12.4 cm) long