Tostock Buckle

Title

Tostock Buckle

Subject

Archaeology

Description

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1909.455. 7th century. L. 6.5cm. Gold, garnet. Gold buckle with two garnets enclosed by mouldings with pointed teeth. Gold back-plate. The main gem is the largest garnet of its type known from England. Found in Tostock, Suffolk in 1840.

Creator

Ashmolean Museum

Date

7th century

Files

Tostock buckle

Citation

Ashmolean Museum, “Tostock Buckle,” Woruldhord, accessed April 23, 2024, http://poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk/woruldhord/items/show/639.

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