This has sold already but I thought you might be interested to see how I used what I think is an Anglo-Saxon buckle plate I found recently at a flea market. The buckle plate was used to attach the leather or textile to the buckle, making the join stronger. These plates were made either of a single sheet of cast metal or a folded rectangular sheet of metal. These I think have rivets that would have held the textile/leather. The ancient patina and texture with the turquoise and bronze really is something special and sits so well with the ceramic scarab beetle that I made from a mold I made of a 1920's Egyptian Revival milk glass bead. Other artefacts include Roman glass beads, reclaimed heishi, lava stone and carved bone beads. . . . #artefactjewelry #thingsImade #metaldetectingfinds #beltbuckle #romanglass #archeologyinspired #scarabbeetle #egyptianrevival #sustainablejewelry #reclaimedbeads #heishibeads https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2Q2v0IhdU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
