Belt Buckle

7th century (Early Medieval)

3.5 cm 9 cm 4 cm

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Found frequently at archaeological sites in Burgundy, these large, ornate buckles were worn by women and indicated the high status of their owners. The decoration, known as interlace, is fluid and seems almost to move, drawing the observer into the complexities of the pattern....

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Eustache de Lorey; Joseph Brummer, New York; Joseph Brummer Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 12, 1949, no. 319; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
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