Belt end with an "Orant"
Gilded silver belt end of a magnate´s belt, its face side bears rough granulation and metal medallion imitations, the smooth back side shows the engraving of a priest of high social status in adoration gesture with a well-marked cross on the breast. The belt end is unique and comes from a boy´s grave where silver buttons, a buckle and a silverwork have also been found.
Provenance: Mikulčice, site "Valy", burial ground near the 2nd church, grave 100
Date: 9th century
Size: 5,1 x 3,2 cm
Storage: Archaeological Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Brno, CZ