Silver Gilt Buckle - Ostrogothic circa 5th-6th Cent AD - Courtesy Charles Edwin Puckett

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Nov 19, 2020 - Dec 13, 2020

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• Lot Description
  A large museum quality silver and gilt Ostrogothic belt buckle. This elaborate artifact was undoubtedly the possession of a significant Gothic warrior.
  
  Circa 5th - 6th century AD
  
  It is beautifully and elaborately crafted with an eagle head (symbol of the Goths) at the terminus of an ornamental rectangular plate. The buckle and hook exhibit zoomorphic forms and the plate and buckle are decorated with scrolling designs.
  
  A large oval garnet adorns the center of the plate. The eagle’s eye is set with a red cabochon garnet and 7 of 10 other stones adorn the buckle. In excellent condition - gilding on the surface is remarkably intact. (123 x 51 mm – 4 7/8 x 2”)
  
  For closely related examples see Sotheby’s (NY June 14, 2000), lot 148 and 149. The Ostrogoths were part of an ancient Teutonic race who dwelt between the Elbe and the Vistula in the early part of the Christian era, and who overran and took an important part in subverting the Roman Empire. The Ostrogoths, who had long elected their rulers, chose Theodoric the Great as king in 471 AD.
  
  A turbulent ally, the Byzantine emperor, Zeno, commissioned Theodoric to reconquer Italy from Odoacer. The Ostrogoths entered Italy in 488, defeated and slew Odoacer (493 AD), and set up the Ostrogothic kingdom of Italy, with Ravenna as their capital. Inventory# PA-2405
  
  Shipping is included within the continental United States. Elsewhere it is additional - contact Charles Edwin Puckett for details (charles@cepuckett.com)

  Condition

  Excellent condition
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