Shoe Buckle

Hunnic or Frankish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301

It is possible that buckles like this one were made in Byzantine workshops and given to barbarians in an effort to persuade them to become Roman allies.

Shoe Buckle, Gold with garnets, Hunnic or Frankish

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