Belt Tongue and Rectangular Loop from a Buckle

Frankish

500–700

Not on view

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Title: Belt Tongue and Rectangular Loop from a Buckle
Date: 500–700
Geography: Made in Northern France
Culture: Frankish
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in. (3.3 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.191.237
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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