Gold Belt Mount (Miscast and Unfinished), 700s, Avar, Gold, 2 1/8 × 1 5/8 × 1/2 in., 2.54 Troy Ounces (5.4 × 4.1 × 1.3 cm, 79g), Metalwork-Gold, The treasure contains an array of belt fittings, some elaborately decorated, some unfinished or defectively cast. Some show no signs of use, while others are quite worn. The Avars were a nomadic tribe of mounted warriors from the Eurasian steppe
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Gold Belt Mount, Miscast, Unfinished, 700s, Avar, Gold, 2 1/8, 1 5/8, 1/2, 2.54 Troy Ounces, 5.4, 4.1, 1.3 cm, 79g, Metalwork-Gold, treasure, contains, array, belt fittings, elaborately decorated, unfinished, defectively cast, no signs, quite worn, Avars, nomadic tribe, mounted warriors, Eurasian steppe
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