Gold Buckle

Unknown Artist

6th–7th century

Gold Buckle by Unknown Artist

Medium

Plaque: gold - sheet; wire - beaded; granulation. Tongue: gold - sheet; setting. Loop: gold.

Dimensions

Overall: 1 1/4 x 3/8 x 2 5/16 in. (3.1 x 1 x 5.9 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold

Culture

Langobardic or Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.1662

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