Avar mount with palmette motif

Authentic belt fitting from the Merovingian period.

This detailed replica of a Merovingian belt fitting with palmettes was made after an Avar model, which dates to the 7th century.

Link to the original belt fitting...

Belt fittings were very common during the Merovingian and Viking periods among the eastern equestrian peoples such as Avars and Magyars, and are therefore very often found in the finds of these periods.

The Avar belt fitting from Vrap measures 2.5 x 1.8 cm.
The fitting is therefore suitable for belts with a width of 2 to 3 cm.

The belt buckle from Vrap is made of high-quality bronze and is also available in real silver-plated.

Fastening: There are four rivet pins on the back of the Avar belt fitting. To fasten the decorative rivets, simply insert them through the corresponding holes in the leather. It is best to use pliers to bend the tip of the rivet pin inwards a little. If you then tap the rivet pins flat with a hammer, the tip will sink into the leather and the Avar belt fitting will be stable and flat on the belt.

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The treasure of Vrap: War booty and Byzantine tribute in silver and gold led to great wealth among the Avars in the 7th and 8th centuries. Avar goldsmiths created exceptionally high-quality jewellery and belt fittings for the ruling class of the Avars. Several buckles, belt ends and fittings made of pure gold were found together in Vrap in present-day Albania. It is believed that these objects were part of a treasure belonging to an Avar chieftain or perhaps the material of an Avar or provincial Byzantine artist.