COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1988.305a-b
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; Visigothic
Creator Name-CRT:
Visigothic, probably made in Spain
Title:
Belt Buckle
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
Second half 6th c.
Creation Start Date:
550
Creation End Date:
599
Materials and Techniques:
Attachment plate, base plate: copper alloy-wrought sheet; cells-garnet (foil), glass (green, red cabochon), lapis lazuli, cuttlefish bone; gilt. Tongue: copper alloy-cast; cells-garnet (foil); gilt. Loop: copper alloy-cast; gilt.
Creation Place:
probably Spain
Dimensions:
L. 13.6 cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
1988.305a-b
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1988
Provenance:
Ex coll.: [Robert Haber & Associates, Inc., Ancient Art, New York]
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.dp30096.tif
