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D2005-CMD-156
Officer's sword belt buckle
D2005-CMD-156

Officer's sword belt buckle

Date1780-1820
OriginEngland
MediumGilt brass
Dimensions1 5/8" x 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2002-52
DescriptionOn half of a British Army officer's sword waist carriage buckle. The other half would have been a mirror image of this specimen, and would have been connected to it by an "S" shaped hook in the form of a serpent, also of gilt brass.
ProvenanceFound by at metal detectorist in England, likely in East Anglia, c.1990-2000