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Belt Buckle with an Eagle

500–700
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Belt Buckle with an Eagle
  • Date: 500–700
  • Geography: Made in Crimea, Ukraine
  • Culture: Ostrogothic
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/8 in. (4.5 x 8.0 x 1.0 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Purchase, 1895
  • Object Number: 95.15.100c
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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