Three large plain hemispherical bosses connect with sliding catches on the back plate which opens on a hinge.
Gold belt buckle from the ship burial at sutton hoo.
This gold belt buckle is a masterpiece of early medieval craftsmanship made using over 400g of gold with an intricate decoration of intertwining creatures inlaid with niello a black metal alloy.
From the sutton hoo ship burial mound 1 england uk.
The upper surface is covered entirely with zoomorphic interlace the design picked out in tiny punched circles and inlaid except on the loop in niello.
The suttton hoo buckle is a superlative example of of this type of animal ornament which was popular with many germanic people at that time.
This magnificent buckle found in the ship burial was made of gold and weighs 412 7 grams.
Belt buckle sutton hoo early 7th century gold 13 2 x 5 6 cm trustees of the british museum beneath the mound was the imprint of a 27 metre long ship.
It s a hollow box that.
This type of animal ornament was popular with many germanic speaking peoples at the time.
The british museum london.
Constructed from several separate pieces its body forms a hinged box with an ingenious triple lock mechanism.
Gold belt buckle hollow with cast ornament.
The most significant artefacts from the ship burial displayed in the british museum are those found in the burial chamber including a suite of metalwork dress fittings in gold and gems a ceremonial helmet shield and sword a lyre and many pieces of silver plate from the byzantine empire.
Weighing more than 400 grams the buckle is actually a hollow box that.
Byzantine silverware sumptuous gold jewelry a lavish feasting set and most famously an ornate iron helmet.
Early anglo saxon early 7th century ce.
At its centre was a ruined burial chamber packed with treasures.
This spectacular gold buckle from the sutton hoo ship burial shows that the person commemorated there was of great importance.
Gold belt buckle the metal and decoration on saxon s buckle reflected the wealth and status of their owner.