Buckle
Buckle

Currently not on view

Buckle,

5th century

Roman
y90

Information

Title
Buckle
Dates

5th century

Medium
Brass
Dimensions
6.4 x 6.3 x 0.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in 1924
Object Number
y90
Place Collected

Europe, Italy, Rome

Culture
Roman (style or period)
Type
buckles (strap accessories), metalwork, fibulae
Materials
brass (alloy)
Subject
plant-derived motifs, running ornament, figures (representations), wave pattern, rabbits

Rome. 1924 museum purchase.

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