Buckle Loop

Frankish

500–700

Not on view

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Title: Buckle Loop
Date: 500–700
Geography: Made in Niederbreisig, Germany
Culture: Frankish
Medium: Copper alloy, silvered
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/16 x 7/16 in. (3.8 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.193.179
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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