An Ostrogothic turtle-shaped silver buckle, 6th/7th century. Heavy silver buckle plate with cast spiral decoration and rich settings of red glass stones. A man's and a woman's head in relief on the rim, terminating in an animal's head with glass eyes. The buckle ring in the shape of two horse heads, and the pin also in the shape of an animal. The buckle plate made of thin sheet silver with remnants of the leather belt. Two additional silver plates loosened from the buckle. Cleaned excavation piece. Length 20 cm. Weight 241 g. Unusually large, ver, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 7th, ancient, buckle, century, heavy, ostrogothic, silver, turtle-shaped, world