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Gold belt buckle from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo. Early Anglo-Saxon, early 7th CE. Style II. From Mound 1, Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. The surface of the buckle and the tongue plate are decorated with writhing snakes and intertwining four legged beasts. Their bodies are highlighted with punched ornament filled with black niello. At the toe of the buckle, two animals gently hold a tiny dog-like creature in their gaping jaws. These, together with the two birds' heads on the shoulders with cruel, curving beaks (perhaps a reference to Odin), make this buckle one of the most powerful images from early Anglo-Saxon England. Punched, nielloed, inlaid, cast; niello, gold. L. 13.2 cm; w.: 5.6 cm. Weight: 412.7 grams. Inv. 1939.1010.1.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART532294

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3600px × 2134px

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