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Source Description
Although once considered to be part of a warrior's apparel, this type of heavy belt clasp is now understood to be part of a woman's apparel. This example was made from a large sheet of bronze, with a hook at one end and a sheath to attach a leather belt at the other.
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Document identity
localId
33411
label
Belt Clasp
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
id
33411
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Belt Clasp
description
Although once considered to be part of a warrior's apparel, this type of heavy belt clasp is now understood to be part of a woman's apparel. This example was made from a large sheet of bronze, with a hook at one end and a sheath to attach a leather belt at the other.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th-9th century BCE (Iron Age)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
claps (fasteners)
imageCount
6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.5
height
26.2
depth
15.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 1/8 x W: 10 5/16 x D: 6 in. (10.5 x 26.2 x 15.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Villanovan
med
hammered bronze
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5714
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ROM
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none
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