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Source Description
The square plate of this buckle is divided by cloisons (wire strips) into small cavities set with garnets and blue and green glass pastes. Cross-hatched gold foil underlies the remains of the central green paste. This would have given a shimmering effect to the setting when this buckle was new. Such buckles are characteristic of Visigothic metalwork.
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Document identity
localId
34842
label
Belt Buckle
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
34842
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Belt Buckle
description
The square plate of this buckle is divided by cloisons (wire strips) into small cavities set with garnets and blue and green glass pastes. Cross-hatched gold foil underlies the remains of the central green paste. This would have given a shimmering effect to the setting when this buckle was new. Such buckles are characteristic of Visigothic metalwork.
provenance
[Found in Estramadura, Spain (?)]; Henri Daguerre, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, October 10, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
6th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
buckles (strap accessories)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.2
height
7.3
depth
2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/8 x W: 2 7/8 x D: 13/16 in. (4.2 x 7.3 x 2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Visigothic
med
bronze, gold, garnets, glass
creator_ids
4764
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
2054
2107
358
2513
2704
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
44c66fa2ae0e48a0