COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1990.62ab
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MMA_.1990.62ab
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This bronze and silver buckle is unusual in that both its top and bottom plaque are preserved, along with remains of the iron rivets used to attach it to a leather belt . Small figurines show warriors wearing similar clasps, suggesting this was designed for use by a soldier. It is typical of a type of buckle produced in the central plain region of the Iberian Peninsula, where silver is found in the Sierra Morena mountains. In design it is closely related to engraved examples of artwork in Andalusia in the southwest of Spain, a province that strongly influenced the artistic development of the rest of Iberia. Opposing spirals were a popular motif in Celtic art and were often combined with concentric circles on buckles such as this one. The design was created by carving out a pattern on a bronze panel, and then hammering a thin sheet of silver into the indentations.
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This bronze and silver buckle is unusual in that both its top and bottom plaque are preserved, along with remains of the iron rivets used to attach it to a leather belt . Small figurines show warriors wearing similar clasps, suggesting this was designed for use by a soldier. It is typical of a type of buckle produced in the central plain region of the Iberian Peninsula, where silver is found in the Sierra Morena mountains. In design it is closely related to engraved examples of artwork in Andalusia in the southwest of Spain, a province that strongly influenced the artistic development of the rest of Iberia. Opposing spirals were a popular motif in Celtic art and were often combined with concentric circles on buckles such as this one. The design was created by carving out a pattern on a bronze panel, and then hammering a thin sheet of silver into the indentations.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Iberian
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European; Iberian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Celto-Iberian
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Celto-Iberian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Buckle
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Buckle
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
2nd century B.C.
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2nd century B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-199
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-199
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-100
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-100
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Leaded bronze, silver, iron
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Leaded bronze, silver, iron
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
European Iron Age
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European Iron Age
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
Spain
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Spain
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
a: L. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), W. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); b: L. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
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a: L. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), W. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); b: L. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1990.62 ab
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1990.62 ab
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1990
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Rogers Fund, 1990
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1990.62ab.tif
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MMA_.h1_1990.62ab.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false