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Source Description
This belt buckle was found together with a bow fibula (Walters 57.665) and some glass beads in 1876 at Nagy-Várad, Hungary (Oradea, Romania). The square plate of the buckle is framed by carved scrolls bordering a dotted field inlaid with four leaf-shaped garnets radiating around a circular central setting of garnet and green paste.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
78179
label
Belt Buckle
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.100 (57.661, 57.664)
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
78179
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.100 (57.661, 57.664)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Belt Buckle
description
This belt buckle was found together with a bow fibula (Walters 57.665) and some glass beads in 1876 at Nagy-Várad, Hungary (Oradea, Romania). The square plate of the buckle is framed by carved scrolls bordering a dotted field inlaid with four leaf-shaped garnets radiating around a circular central setting of garnet and green paste.
provenance
[Found in Nagy-Várad (Grosswardein, Hungary, now Oradea, Romania), 1876]; A. Bolonyi, Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Nagy-Várad Museum, Oradea (Romania), c. 1876, by gift; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
5th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.100 (57.661, 57.664)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
buckles (strap accessories)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.7
height
10.3
depth
2.3
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 2 1/4 x W: 4 1/16 x D: 7/8 in. (5.7 x 10.3 x 2.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Ostrogothic
med
silver gilt, garnets, glass paste
creator_ids
4039
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
ce66ddcdbe24d1db
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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e9e53d77f401f457
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no
hasDescription
no