MAKE A MEME View Large Image Frankish - Belt Buckle - Walters 542350.jpg Finely ornamented belt buckles like this were worn by both men and women of high social status during the 7th century Complex curving patterns of incised interlace design fill all available space ...
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Keywords: Frankish - Belt Buckle - Walters 542350.jpg Finely ornamented belt buckles like this were worn by both men and women of high social status during the 7th century Complex curving patterns of incised interlace design fill all available space and characterize the ornamental style of the Franks and other Germanic peoples at this time This buckle was excavated at Tabariane in Aquitaine France in 1908 A nearly identical buckle was found at this same site and now belongs to the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts century 7 Early Medieval tin-plated bronze cm 8 3 18 1 6 accession number 54 2350 36636 Excavated at Tabariane Commune of Teilhet Ariege France 1908 Joseph Brummer New York Joseph Brummer Sale Parke-Bernet Galleries New York May 12 1949 no 280 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Burgundy France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Merovingian belt buckles Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sösdala-Untersiebenbrunn style
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