Silver buckle-tongue
Length 5. 4 cm; breadth 1 cm; weight 24 . 2 g. (Length of tongue excluding attachment bar , 4. 2 cm) .
The tongue is thick and heavy , with a down-turned rounded tip, and is ornamented at each end with shallow rounded grooves. Traces of gilding survive on these decorated areas. The body of the tongue is D-sectioned, while the curved element which attached the tongue to its buckle has a rectangular section. This latter has been strained back and cracked at its point of attachment to the tongue , and has been fairly cleanly cut with a sharp instrument at the other end.
Weight
24.2 g
Length
5.4 cm
Width
1 cm
Container
Silver vessel
Material
Silver
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