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Source Description
A massive bronze buckle with animal-headed finials. The plate is pierced with figure-eights, and the loop and tongue develop opposing volutes.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7236
label
Belt Buckle
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7236
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Belt Buckle
description
A massive bronze buckle with animal-headed finials. The plate is pierced with figure-eights, and the loop and tongue develop opposing volutes.
provenance
Charles Ratton, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1946, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P16086]; Joseph Brummer Sale, Park-Bernet, New York, May 12, 1949, lot 278; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
4th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
buckles (strap accessories)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.5
height
7.5
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 9/16 x W: 2 15/16 x D: 5/16 in. (6.5 x 7.5 x 0.9 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
creator_ids
4077
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
316
2513
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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