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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1985.72.4 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name buckle, belt buckle Description This gold-coloured metal buckle is in the shape of a butterfly This buckle is included in the Mythical Creatures exhibition as part of the dragon's hoard. According to some legends, dragons were known for hoarding treasure and they especially had a love of gold. This originated in early medieval stories. One account from the poem Beowulf describes the theft of a golden cup from a dragon’s hoard. The dragon, in anger at their treasure being stolen, destroyed the nearby town. Production date 1919 - 1920 Production period Interwar Material metal Dimensions width: 83.30 mm length: 65.90 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1985.72.4
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

buckle, belt buckle
Description

This gold-coloured metal buckle is in the shape of a butterfly This buckle is included in the Mythical Creatures exhibition as part of the dragon's hoard. According to some legends, dragons were known for hoarding treasure and they especially had a love of gold. This originated in early medieval stories. One account from the poem Beowulf describes the theft of a golden cup from a dragon’s hoard. The dragon, in anger at their treasure being stolen, destroyed the nearby town.
Production date

1919 - 1920
Production period

Interwar
Material

metal
Dimensions

Details