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buckle
Object Type
buckle
Museum number
.1096.'70
Description
Gold buckle plate, rectangular, with inlaid cloisonné garnets, filligree work and a silver back-plate.
Cultures/periods
Early Anglo-Saxon
Production date
6thC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
King's Field
, cemetery
Materials
gold
silver
garnet
Technique
filigree
cloisonné (inlay)
punched
Dimensions
Length:
4.25 centimetres
Width:
3.10 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Transferred from:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Bequeathed by:
William Gibbs
Acquisition date
1895
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
.1096.'70