Metal

Upper Left: Belt mount, Ostrogothic?, 5th-6th century CE?, Copper alloy, gold/silver gilding, garnet, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2014.37.19

Upper Left (Center): Earring, Ostrogthic?, 3rd century CE?, Gold, green glass or emerald, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.192.129

Upper Right (Center): Eagle-shaped fibula, Frankish, 6th century CE, Bronze, gold and silver gilding, garnet, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1918.928

Upper Right: Strap end, Visigothic?, 5th-6th century CE?, Copper alloy, iron, glass, garnet?, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2014.37.16

Middle Left: Belt loop, Visigothic, 500-600 CE?, Copper alloy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2014.37.15

Middle Right: Belt buckle, Visigothic, 525-560 CE, Bronze, garnet, mother of pearl, gold foil, glass, gilding, Clevland Museum of Art, 2001.119

Lower Left: Buckle counterplate, Mediterranean (Vandal?), 5th-6th century CE?, Copper alloy, garnet, banded glass?, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2014.37.17

Lower Right: Belt buckle, Visigothic, 480-525 CE, Gilded copper alloy, garnet, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2014.37.22

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