6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of bronze belt buckles comprising: one with circular loop and recessed tongue-rest. openwork heart-shaped plaque with central hole to accept the tongue, fleur-de-lys and hatched inner rim; one hinged with scooped loop and recessed tongue-rest, narrow plaque with lateral hooks and loops, heart-shaped finial with trefoil void; one similar with short plaque formed of comma-shaped scrolls. See Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004. 53.1 grams total, 48.9-65.8mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/2"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. [3, No Reserve]