Boucle et rivets de ceinture

Saint-Dizier (52) - Musée Municipal

© Musée de Saint-Dizier, C. Philippot

Oval buckle of semi-circular section with a massive scutiform pin and three small scutiform rivets bearing on the reverse a flat section rod pierced by a circular hole. Casting defects are visible on the end of the barb. Rivet 1 : Roughly polished on the visible side. The reverse side is rough cast. The hoop seems to be welded and hammered to form a flat and then drilled. Rivet 2 : A casting defect is visible on the tip. Rivet 3 : The stem is broken at the level of the hole of the hoop. No visible wear on all the elements. This item is complete.

Where to find it

Saint-Dizier (52) - Musée Municipal
17 rue de la Victoire

52100 Saint-Dizier

Commune of discovery

Saint-Dizier

Locality

La Tuilerie

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

2002

Chief Scientist

TRUC, Marie-Cécile

Inventory number

2006.8.29

Scope

Daily life ➔ Clothing

Materials

Metal ➔ Silver

Dating the object

500 – 610

Dimensions

L. 3.1 cm, l. 2 cm, P. 0.7 cm, 37.5 g

Bibliographie

Marie-Cécile Truc (dir.), Saint-Dizier « La Tuilerie » (Haute-Marne), Trois sépultures d’élite du vie siècle, Caen, Presses universitaires de Caen, 2019, 304 p