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Belt Buckle with Griffin

Greek (?) (Artist)
Pontic (?) (Artist)
1st century BC (Hellenistic)
gold
(Ancient Greece , Jewelry)

This buckle is worked in repoussé and engraved. It has a slot and knob that fastened a belt.

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.

[From a tomb near Olbia, Parutino, Ukraine (?), 1913]; F. L. van Gans, Frankfurt (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; P. Mavrogordato, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Galerie Bachstitz, The Hague [catalogue 1921, part II, lot 92 L]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2019-2021 Excursions through the Collection: Portraiture, Adornment, and the Natural World.
1979-1980 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Geographies

Turkey (Pontos) (Place of Origin) Ukraine, Parutino (Olbia) (Place of Discovery)

Greece (Place of Origin)

Measurements

2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in. (6.6 x 3.6 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1926

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Ancient Treasury

Accession Number

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

57.373

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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