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Viking buckle and chape
Viking buckle and chape
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The Borre-style belt buckle is modelled after one from Birka grave no. 949. A very similar buckle was found in Lithuania called the Uzpelkiai buckle. http://www.sarks.fi/fa/PDF/FA13_93.pdf
It is decorated in the Borre style and features elaborate scrollwork with a figure sitting on the top panel.
The strap end is a style found throughout the Viking World, including Birka and Gokstad.
Similar designs can be seen in the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/588696
Measurements:
Buckle L= 7.5 cm, W= 3 cm, Max. Strap Width= 2 cm
Strapend L= 6.5 cm, W= 1.7 cm, Max. Strap Width= 1.7 cm
It is decorated in the Borre style and features elaborate scrollwork with a figure sitting on the top panel.
The strap end is a style found throughout the Viking World, including Birka and Gokstad.
Similar designs can be seen in the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/588696
Measurements:
Buckle L= 7.5 cm, W= 3 cm, Max. Strap Width= 2 cm
Strapend L= 6.5 cm, W= 1.7 cm, Max. Strap Width= 1.7 cm