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Plate I

Great gold buckle from Sutton Hoo
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Great gold buckle from Sutton Hoo

Maker unknown

Hollow gold buckle from the Sutton Hoo ship burial, densely decorated with animal interlace and niello.

Date
early 7th century
Collection
The British Museum
Reference
1939,1010.1

Record

Medium
gold; niello
Dimensions
13.2 cm long; 5.6 cm wide; 412.7 g
Origin
United Kingdom
Owner
The Trustees of the British Museum

In the Tapestry

Excavated at
Sutton HooA
Culture of origin
Anglo-SaxonsAmedium confidence

Provenance and history

  1. early 7th century

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    britishmuseum.org

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