Villamagna - Record View Page: VM

DefinitionBuckle, Round or Brooch
MaterialBronze
DimensionsDiam. 51 mm, hoop th. 6 mm. tongue shaft:58 mm, w. 7 tapering to 4 mm., th. 3.5 mm.
DescriptionBuckle with thick frame, intact with triangular tongue. This still moves freely on the hoop; a patch polished shiny, ca. 1.8 cm. long, marks the usual position of the prong. Two grooves spaced ca. 2 mm. apart mark the base of the tongue.
State of ConservationObject, intact. Surfaces, fair condition, slight patches of corrosion and encrustation.
ComparandaSogliani 1995, 114 n. 222, Vona 2008, 165.