Belt Tongue and Oval Loop from a Buckle
Artwork Details
- Title: Belt Tongue and Oval Loop from a Buckle
- Date: 7th century
- Culture: Frankish
- Medium: Silvered Copper alloy
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in. (4.4 x 3.7 x 1.4 cm)
loop only: 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 2.8 x 0.7 cm)
tongue: 1 7/16 x 1/2 x 5/16 in. (3.7 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm) - Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.191.225a, b
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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