Migration Period Jewelled Buckle Pin 5th century A.D. A buckle pin composed of a carinated iron body tapering towards one end, both extremes decorated with polished garnet cloison inlays with gilt borders; hook to one end. Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item I.17.6, for type. 20.8 grams, 44 mm (1 3/4 in.). German art market, 1990s. Mr A.H., a North American collector living in the UK.