Inv. n°: MMoCA524

Visigothic Ceremonial Belt Buckle

Oval buckle with grooved pattern, the pin in the shape of a stylised eagle’s head. With polychrome glass inlays.

h. 6.8 cm

5th-6th century AD

Copper-based alloy, Glass

Provenance

  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 59, "Antiquities from the Axel Guttmann Collection and other Properties", Munich, 12th April 2010, lot 310

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, "Antiquities from the Axel Guttmann Collection and Other Properties", Auction 59, April 2010, lot 310
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 265, fig. 84

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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