Circular Belt Buckle
JewelryRoman2nd-3rd century CE

Circular Belt Buckle

2nd-3rd century CE

Classification
Jewelry
Technique
Cast and hammered
Medium
Tongue: Mixed copper alloy; Buckle: Leaded bronze
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman Imperial period
Century
2nd-3rd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Walton Brooks McDaniel, New Jersey (?-1943/46), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1943/46-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: Walton Brooks McDaniel gave a portion of his collection to the Department of the Classics in 1943 and the rest in 1946. The Collection is named for his late wife, Alice Corinne McDaniel.

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