Detail View: The AMICA Library: Lyre Shaped Belt Buckle
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1990.193.3a-b
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; Visigothic
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Visigothic, probably made in Spain
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Title:
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Lyre Shaped Belt Buckle
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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7th c.
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Creation Start Date:
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600
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Creation End Date:
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699
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Materials and Techniques:
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Attachment Plate: copper alloy-cast; engraved, chased , punched. Tongue, loop: copper alloy-cast.
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Dimensions:
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L. 14.8 cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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1990.193.3a-b
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Lauder Gift, 1990
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Ex coll.: Private collection, Gibraltar; [Ariadne Gallery, New York]
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.dp30057.tif
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