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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
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2458 × 2458 px | 17.3 MB
Print size: 20.8 × 20.8 cm | 967.7 × 967.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: BELTS • BUCKLES • COSTUME • CRYSTAL • EUROPE • GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC • GOLD • LAPIDARY WORK-CRYSTAL • MEDIEVAL ART • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • QUARTZ CRYSTAL • ROCK CRYSTAL • ROCK CRYSTAL, GOLD FOIL