Inv. n°: MMoCA525

Visigothic Ceremonial Belt Buckle

Rectangular belt plate. The front embellish with yellow glass and pitted decoration.

h. 10.3 cm

5th-6th century AD

Copper-based alloy, Glass

Provenance

  • Formerly in a German private collection from the Rhineland, Before the 1980s
  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 59, "Antiquities from the Axel Guttmann Collection and other Properties", Munich, 12th April 2010, lot 311

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, "Antiquities from the Axel Guttmann Collection and Other Properties", Auction 59, April 2010, lot 311
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 265, fig. 85
  • B. Dimézil, "La croisée des mondes entre Antiquité et Moyen Âge" in J.-J. Aillagon (ed.), Nice à l'école de l'Histoire, France, 2017, p. 103

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • Nice à l'école de l'histoire, Musée Massena, Nice, France, 24th June 2017 — 15th October 2017

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