Copper-alloy, 37.27 grams, 82.28 mm. 5th-6th century AD. An elongated belt buckle with a rectangular loop, each corner bearing a ring-and-dot motif. The tongue is of the classic 'shield-on-tongue' design, its tongue slightly worn where the leather belt has abraded the surface. The shield bears four ring-and-dot motifs in an offset cruciform arrangement. The loop is cast in one with the plate, which is carinated in section and bears a v-shaped series of ring-and-dot designs, with further ring-and-dot infill at the wider end. Three attachment lugs on the reverse are pierced to take a length of thong to secure the buckle to its belt or strap. Reference: Reynal, R. La Vida a Egara durant el segle VI - Els Visigots a Catalunya, Barcelona, 1993. Very fine condition.