Silver, 6.98 grams, 47.95 mm. Circa 6th century AD. A beautiful silver buckle with a large triangular plate, cast in one piece with a convex-sided buckle loop and two of the original three hemispherical rivet-heads. The tongue extends beyond the outer edge of the loop and has a rectangular ‘shield’ decoration. Reference: Marzinzik, S. Early Anglo-Saxon Belt Buckles (Late 5th to Early 8th Centuries AD) Their Classification and Context BAR British Series 357, Oxford, 2003, Plate 128 fig.3. Published: Hammond, Brett. British Artefacts, volume I - Early Anglo-Saxon. Very fine condition. Ex an old European collection.