Belt Buckle in Two Parts
Object type: Belt buckle
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Frankish
Date: ca. 500–700
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: Belt buckle (17.193.234a): 5 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/16 in. (12.7 x 5.7 x 3 cm); triangular plaque (17.193.234b): 3 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in. (9 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Buckles & Ornament
Geography:    Niederbreisig   
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917