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shoe-buckle
(?)
Object Type
shoe-buckle
(?)
Museum number
1939,1010.145
Description
Silver buckle loop, undecorated. Oval in section and thick, but thin on the long side for passing through the hinge for attachment. Rectangular area where buckle tongue once sat. Excavated from Area C and shoes complex.
Cultures/periods
Early Anglo-Saxon
Production date
early 7thC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Sutton Hoo
, Ship-burial Mound: 1
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Length:
2.50 centimetres
Width:
1.20 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Bruce-Mitford 1983 / The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial: Volume III, Parts I and II. Late Roman and Byzantine Silver, Hanging-Bowls, Drinking Vessels, Cauldrons and Other Containers, Textiles, the Lyre, Pottery Bottle and Other Items
(Fig. 550)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Edith M Pretty
Acquisition date
1939
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1939,1010.145
Conservation
Treatment
: 11 Nov 2005