Anglo-Saxon belt fitting
Title
Anglo-Saxon belt fitting
Subject
Archaeology
Description
M/1992/27.
Decorated Saxon bronze belt fitting. It would have been fixed to a leather belt so that other objects could be hung from it. This is one of several Saxon objects found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old Grangewood Museum in Croydon and are now looked after by Croydon Museum Service. The rest were given to the British Museum. Between 1600 and 1300 years ago, Edridge Road was the site of a Saxon cemetery.
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Decorated Saxon bronze belt fitting. It would have been fixed to a leather belt so that other objects could be hung from it. This is one of several Saxon objects found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old Grangewood Museum in Croydon and are now looked after by Croydon Museum Service. The rest were given to the British Museum. Between 1600 and 1300 years ago, Edridge Road was the site of a Saxon cemetery.
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Creator
Croydon Museum Service
Language
English
Date Created
2010-08-11
Files
Citation
Croydon Museum Service, “Anglo-Saxon belt fitting,” Woruldhord, accessed April 25, 2024, http://poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk/woruldhord/items/show/262.