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| Keywords: Byzantine - Belt Buckle - Walters 542332.jpg On this bronze buckle one of many made for less wealthy patrons the portrait of a beardless Christ was thought to protect the wearer from harm Belt buckles were in use in the Byzantine Empire by the 5th century when the Roman toga began to be replaced by trousers as part of the cultural influence of the northern migratory peoples late 6th century-7th century Late Antique bronze cm 2 7 7 1 1 4 accession number 54 2332 3499 Joseph Brummer Paris and New York by purchase Sale New York Parke-Bernet April 20 1949 no 258 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Athens Greece Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine belts Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
