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Belt Buckle
(Medieval Europe )
This highly decorative buckle is unusual in that it is made of two pieces riveted together. It is decorated with incised and punched patterns and features a cross at the center. The tongue has a schematic human face and an animal head terminal. Such animal head terminals are common on Migration period 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.
Joseph Brummer, New York; Joseph Brummer Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 12, 1949, no. 278; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Burgundy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 3/16 x 5 3/8 x 3/8 in. (5.5 x 13.7 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
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.
54.2347