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Belt Buckle

Byzantine (Artist)
6th-7th century (Late Antique)
gold, meerschaum, opal (?)
(Byzantium and Early Russia, Jewelry)

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Exhibitions

2002-2005 Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville.
2001-2002 Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville.
1984-1987 Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota.
1987 eyJewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1979-1980 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1947 Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
5/22/1984 Treatment cleaned
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Geographies

Byzantine Empire (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 13/16 x W: 2 3/8 in. (2 x 6 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

57.1891

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