Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Shoe Buckle
4th-5th century (Early Medieval)
This gold buckle is divided by cloisons (wire strips) into compartments set with garnets. Two rectangular garnets adorn the tongue near its hinge and two small round garnets form the eyes of the horse-head terminal on its tip.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Steinamanger Museum (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
| 1953-1957 | 4000 Years of Modern Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
| 1976-1977 | Romans and Barbarians. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston. |
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 1/16 x W: 2 1/8 x D: 3/4 in. (2.6 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Migration and Early Medieval Art
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.449