Belt buckle; Visigothic culture, 6th century AD.
Bronze and glass.
It shows losses and damage caused by the passage of time.
The joint between the clasp and the plate has been restored.
Measurements: 8 x 6 x 1 cm; 13 cm (length).
Visigothic bronze buckle with incised ornamentation based on an aesthetic pattern of geometric character. The piece has several cells decorated with glass set using the cloisonné technique. The Visigoths mastered metalwork and metalwork, making them great craftsmen. When the Visigoths left Italy under Ataulf, they moved towards the centre and south of Gaul and from there to the Iberian Peninsula. The Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse (Toulouse, France) then managed to conquer more territory on the peninsula, until Alaric II was defeated by the Franks, losing the French possessions and giving way to the so-called Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo, a period of great importance in the arts (characterised by a clear maintenance of Roman models together with Byzantine influences) and culture in general, which ended with the entry of the Muslims at the beginning of the 7th century.