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Frenouville: Late Roman or Merovingian cloisonne buckle

Frenouville: Late Roman or Merovingian buckle (Caen Mus.Normandie; photo Athena Review 2013)

This buckle, placed in a late 5th century grave in the Frenouville necropolis, located 8 km southeast of Caen, is made of gilded bronze and silver, with cloisonne glass inlay.
The Frenouville necropoli or burial grounds, used until the 7th century AD, show remarkable continuity between the Late Roman and Early Medieval (Merovingian or Frankish) periods, according to excavator Jean Pilet (1980).
The Merovingian period began with the capture of northern France by the Frankish ruler Clovis. In Normandy this occurred in AD 487 when Syagrius, the last Roman ruler, was conquered.

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	Frenouville: Late Roman or Merovingian cloisonne buckle Frenouville: Late Roman or Merovingian buckle (Caen Mus.Normandie; photo Athena Review 2013)

	This buckle, placed in a late 5th century grave in the Frenouville necropolis, located 8 km southeast of Caen, is made of gilded bronze and silver, with cloisonne glass inlay. The Frenouville necropoli or burial grounds, used until the 7th century AD, show remarkable continuity between the Late Roman and Early Medieval (Merovingian or Frankish) periods, according to excavator Jean Pilet (1980). The Merovingian period began with the capture of northern France by the Frankish ruler Clovis. In Normandy this occurred in AD 487 when Syagrius, the last Roman ruler, was conquered.
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Frenouville: Late Roman or Merovingian cloisonne buckle

Frenouville: Late Roman or Merovingian buckle (Caen Mus.Normandie; photo Athena Review 2013)

This buckle, placed in a late 5th century grave in the Frenouville necropolis, located 8 km southeast of Caen, is made of gilded bronze and silver, with cloisonne glass inlay.

The Frenouville necropoli or burial grounds, used until the 7th century AD, show remarkable continuity between the Late Roman and Early Medieval (Merovingian or Frankish) periods, according to excavator Jean Pilet (1980).

The Merovingian period began with the capture of northern France by the Frankish ruler Clovis. In Normandy this occurred in AD 487 when Syagrius, the last Roman ruler, was conquered.

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