Buckle
late 6th–early 7th century
Medium/TechniqueTin on leaded latten (82.2% copper, 5.7% tin, 7.9% lead, 4.2% zinc)
Dimensions7.7 x 5.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Credit LineJohn Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession number52.11
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenancePrivate collection, France. Until 1952, Dr Gertrude Thiry, Frankfurt; 1952, sold by Thiry to the MFA for $180. (Accession Date: January 10, 1952)
7th - 9th century
mid 6th–7th century
second half of 15th century (?)
12th century
11th century
10th–11th century
early 14th century
second quarter of 12th century
late 14th–15th century
