Item Name Viking Belt Buckle
Period 10th century
Culture Viking
Discovery Site Birka
Country Uppland, Sweden
Dating 900-1000AD
Reference
H. Arbman, Birka I. KVHAA: Uppsala 1940, Stockholm 1943.
Description
Buckle - cast bronze loop with Borre ornamentation, and sheet metal plate. From a male burial in a chamber grave at Birka , together with a matching strapend (
seen here). Specially created for museum exhibition 'VIKINGS' (ANMM, Sydney 2005-06). Comes complete with two pins for attachment.
Dimensions
Length 7.2 cm, to suit strap width 2.2 cm.
Weight 18 grams
Material/s
Bronze with iron pin and bar
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