CIRCA 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
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AN AVARIC GILT BRONZE BELT END
circa 8th-9th century a.d.
The cast, tongue-shaped fitting with high vertical sides, with a beaded border framing a deep, chip-carved scene of a standing man and a lion, the lion in profile to the left, the man in front of the lion, wearing a kaftan-like belted garment, clutching a club in his raised hand, the squared end of the fitting with triangular projections riveted to the sheet back-plate
1¾ in. (4.45 cm.) long
circa 8th-9th century a.d.
The cast, tongue-shaped fitting with high vertical sides, with a beaded border framing a deep, chip-carved scene of a standing man and a lion, the lion in profile to the left, the man in front of the lion, wearing a kaftan-like belted garment, clutching a club in his raised hand, the squared end of the fitting with triangular projections riveted to the sheet back-plate
1¾ in. (4.45 cm.) long