Lot of two buckles; Visigothic culture, 6th-8th
Set of two buckles; Visigothic culture, 6th-8th centuries.
Bronze.
Measurements: 13 x 5.5 cm (larger); 10.5 x 5 cm (smaller).
Set comprising two bronze buckles with incised decoration. When the Visigoths left Italy with Ataulf, they moved towards the centre and south of Gaul, passing 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.
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Set of two buckles; Visigothic culture, 6th-8th centuries.
Bronze.
Measurements: 13 x 5.5 cm (larger); 10.5 x 5 cm (smaller).
Set comprising two bronze buckles with incised decoration. When the Visigoths left Italy with Ataulf, they moved towards the centre and south of Gaul, passing 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.
