Baye, J. (Joseph), baron de, 1853-1931, Harbottle, Thomas Benfield, d. 1904 · London. S. Sonenschein & co. New York, Macmillan & co. · leaf 108
trated by Mr. Akerinan in 1S52,- was found at Tostock, near Ixworth, Suffolk ; the richness of its decoration consists of two large plaques of garnet, set on gold foil. In shape and detail it reseml^les the Gilton buckle." Baldrics, elaborately decorated, are often mentioned by the writers of the… … Fig. 23. Buckle from Gilton, near Ash. The ring is formed of a characteristic doul^lc dragon, the two heads of which are biting the buckle-plate. In the opinion of M. Pilloy,'' these dragon-headed buckles date back to the fourth century, and belong to (iallo-Roman burial-grounds of the transition…
Decorative arts, Anglo-Saxon · England -- Antiquities
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