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Buckle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a rectangular metal object with a rounded end on the left side. The object is positioned horizontally, with the rounded end on the left and the flat end on the right. It has a dark green patina with spots of lighter green and brown. There are two small holes on the left side of the object, one near the top and one near the bottom. A small rectangular indentation is in the middle of the object, and two more small holes are on the right side. The background is a plain light gray color. The title of the image is "Buckle" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 50 BCE–ca. 500 CE
Medium:
Bronze, pattina
Culture:
possibly Gallo-Roman
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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