HEAVY MEROVINGIAN GOLD BUCKLE WITH GARNETS. Ca. AD 500 - 600. A gold buckle with a round loop, a hinged plate, and a tapering tongue. The plate is rectangular with a rounded end, decorated with a geometric cloisonné pattern of red garnet inlays set within gold partitions. Two spherical gold knobs project from the edges and a third smaller projection extends from the rounded tip. For similar see: British Museum Museum number, Migration Art, AD 300 - 800, Metropolitan Museum, Cat. 17 1926,1014.9 Size: 65mm x 30mm; Weight: 60g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.