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Buckle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a bronze-colored metal buckle with a distinctive design. The buckle has a large, rounded rectangular loop at the top with a smaller loop at the bottom that is open at one end. A long, thin prong extends from the bottom of the rounded portion on the right side, across the center to the left side. The buckle appears to be made of a weathered bronze or brass material with a brown and green patina. The background of the image is a plain light blue-gray color. The title of the image is "Buckle".

Artwork details

Date:
5th–6th century
Medium:
Brass
Culture:
possibly Gallo-Roman or Merovingian
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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