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buckle
Object Type
buckle
Museum number
2006,0305.47
Description
High-tin bronze buckle-tongue.
Cultures/periods
Early Anglo-Saxon
Production date
6thC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Shorwell
(near)
Materials
high tin bronze
Bibliographic references
TAR 2004 / Treasure Annual Report 2004
(pps. 68-71, no. 88)
Hood et al 2012 / Investigating and interpreting an early-to-mid sixth-century Frankish style helmet
(p.83)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquired through the Treasure Act:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Acquisition date
2006
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
2006,0305.47
Additional IDs
Treasure/PAS number:
2004T187(23)
(Treasure number)
Conservation
Treatment
: 10 Aug 2010