Shoe Buckle [Hunnic or Frankish] (17.190.697) | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Shoe Buckle, 400–450
Hunnic or Frankish
Gold, garnets; L. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.697)

It is possible that buckles like this one were made in Byzantine workshops and given to barbarians in an effort to persuade them to become Roman allies.

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"Shoe Buckle [Hunnic or Frankish] (17.190.697)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/barb/ho_17.190.697.htm (October 2006)

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