Buckle

Unknown Artist

late 6th–early 7th century

Buckle by Unknown Artist

Medium

Copper alloy, traces of iron

Dimensions

(a) H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); thickness 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (109 g); (b) H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (54 g)

Classification

Miscellaneous-Buckles & Ornament

Culture

Visigothic

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, 1920

Accession Number

20.152.39a, b

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