Belt Buckle

Published/Created:

ca. 550-600

Physical Description:

l. 5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm)

Materials:

copper alloy, garnets over gold foil, lapis lazuli, cuttlefish bone, green glass, gilding

Topics:

Metalwork -- Visigothic -- 6th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Medieval

Culture:

Spanish
Visigothic

Accession Number:

3273-127

Genre:

buckles (strap accessories) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Tools, Equipment & Instruments

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

The Art of Medieval Spain, p 61; Imported in 2008 from LIMS (Library of Images of Medieval Spain), originally developed by Prof. Maria Rosa Menocal in conjunction with ITG

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 292785

OID:

562187

PID:

digcoll:2094084