Small Belt Ornament
JewelryAvar7th-8th century

Small 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

1.25 x 1.15 x 0.3 cm (1/2 x 7/16 x 1/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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