Migration Period Buckle Collection

6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 - 1 3/4 in. (78 grams total, 39-46 mm).

Comprising: kidney-shaped loop with inset crystal panel to the tongue; rectangular loop with spurs to the corners, chamfered edges to the tongue; domed loop with radiating ridges, buckle plate with raised lozenge motif. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, for types.

CONDITION

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