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Belt Buckle
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Belt Buckle

c. 525–560 · bronze and glass

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Elaborately decorated belt buckles were symbols of wealth and status.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineBelt Buckle, c. 525–560. Visigothic, Iberian Peninsula, Migration period, 6th century. Bronze and glass; overall: 12.8 x 6.7 x 2.4 cm (5 1/16 x 2 5/8 x 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler, 2007.228

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