Clasp of a chaplain (purse worn at the belt) of the Merovingian period (6th century AD). It presents a gold decoration cloisonné with garnets and glass showing horses' heads. The central field of the clasp is inlaid with lapis lazuli. This chaplain's clasp was found in Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne, in the burial chamber of a member of the high Frankish aristocracy, in the place of the deceased's back.
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