Openwork Belt Ornament

JewelryAvar7th-8th century

Openwork Belt Ornament

late 7th-8th century CE

Classification

Jewelry

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Avar

Period

Middle Ages, Early

Century

7th-8th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

2 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm (13/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Bruce Ferrini, Akron, OH, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.

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Openwork Belt Ornament

Openwork Belt Ornament

Unknown Artist, late 7th-8th century CE

Copper alloy

7th-8th centuryAvar

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