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Rock Crystal Belt Buckle

Rock Crystal Belt Buckle. Culture: East German (buckle), Byzantine (tongue). Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in. (4.5 x 4 x 1.8 cm). Date: ca. 500 (buckle), 500-600 (tongue). It is impossible to know precisely when the delicate gold tongue was added to the buckle, but the ensemble conveys the ease with which Byzantine and Germanic styles were combined.
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Title:
Rock Crystal Belt Buckle
Caption:
Rock Crystal Belt Buckle. Culture: East German (buckle), Byzantine (tongue). Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in. (4.5 x 4 x 1.8 cm). Date: ca. 500 (buckle), 500-600 (tongue). It is impossible to know precisely when the delicate gold tongue was added to the buckle, but the ensemble conveys the ease with which Byzantine and Germanic styles were combined.
Technique/material:
Rock crystal, gold foil
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2458 x 2458 px | 17.3 MB
Print size:
20.8 x 20.8 cm | 8.2 x 8.2 in (300 dpi)
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