1995.1162: Buckle with Terminal in the Form of a Stylized Bird
JewelryIdentification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1995.1162
- Title
- Buckle with Terminal in the Form of a Stylized Bird
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Work Type
- jewelry
- Date
- 5th-6th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
- Period
- Byzantine period, Early
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/304283
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Mixed copper alloy
- Technique
- Cast, lost-wax process
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 cm (1 1/8 x 2 x 5/16 in.)
- Technical Details
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Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Mixed Copper Alloy:
Cu, 73.75; Sn, 4.35; Pb, 10.92; Zn, 9.07; Fe, 0.51; Ni, 0.06; Ag, 0.16; Sb, 0.66; As, 0.52; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, 0.013; Au, less than 0.02; Cd, less than 0.002
J. RiedererTechnical Observations: The patina is a varied green, with red corrosion products and brown burial deposits. The piece is intact; there are visible casting flaws, and the surface has worn areas. The attachment was cast, probably in a two-part mold. There is excess metal on the edges that flowed along the join of the two molds during casting.
Carol Snow (submitted 2002)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nelson Goodman
- Accession Year
- 1995
- Object Number
- 1995.1162
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums
The openwork section of this belt buckle is rhomboidal with a horizontal crossbar, now broken. Six raised bumps along the openwork section occur at the four corners of rhombus and at the top and bottom of the crossbar. The molded hook is in the shape of a stylized bird, with incised linear interior details. A simple, slightly curved tang connects the hook to the body. The back is featureless.
Lisa M. Anderson
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Bronzes
Verification Level
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