Sword belt, Anglo-Saxon, early AD 600s. Gold belt buckle, inlaid with garnets and a pair of clasps. Example of the finest in early medieval craftsmanship. Found in a grave mound in Taplow, Buckinghamshire in the 1880's.


Sword belt, Anglo-Saxon, early AD 600s. Gold belt buckle, inlaid with garnets and a pair of clasps. Example of the finest in early medieval craftsmanship. Found in a grave mound in Taplow, Buckinghamshire in the 1880's.


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