Belt Buckle with Samson Fighting the Lion
6th century (Late Antique)
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.
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, by purchase; Sale, New York, Parke-Bernet, April 20, 1949, pt. 1, no. 258; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
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. |
1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Mediterranean (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 2 3/4 x W: 1 1/16 x D: 13/16 in. (7 x 2.7 x 2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
54.2331