Belt Buckle

6th century (Early Medieval)

7.3 cm 4.2 cm 2 cm

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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 th...

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[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.
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