Lifted from the Facebook page Buckles through the Ages – 8th to 11th century….

Many a time, we all know it’s a buckle frame or a complete buckle…

But how do we know its age ? Click on Chris Marshall in bold for a very good rabbit hole…

Click on the bold area to be taken to a site worth visiting for identification of Buckles, with photos, links, and clear identification of Buckles…

How to Read a Saxon Buckle…

This gold belt buckle is a masterpiece of early medieval craftsmanship, made using over 400g of gold with an intricate decoration of intertwining creatures inlaid with niello (a black metal alloy). This type of animal ornament was popular with many Germanic-speaking peoples at the time. Sutton Hoo Treasure, 7th century AD…

Thank you to The International Museum of Unlikely Artifacts for this little gem…