Caption

Buckle, Bronze buckle consisting of two rectangular parts with joints; one part has hooks shaped as zoomorphic decoration animal heads. 7th century BC, Etruria. Decoration. Total length 13 cm, height 7.5 cm, thickness 4 cm, weight 0.374 kg; length of single element 7.2 cm., An aged metal object with a rectangular double-frame structure connected by horizontal bars, showing a mottled patina in shades of dark green, brown, and black; two ring-shaped elements hang from the upper crossbar, each supporting a stylized animal head with elongated snouts and carved ridges, the heads and rings sharing the same greenish-brown metallic surface with patches of darker corrosion and lighter verdigris, all set against a plain neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_407

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Rights managed

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40.8Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.3in x 15.4in / 3082 x 4622 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buckle Bronze buckle consisting two rectangular parts joints part hooks shaped zoomorphic decoration animal heads 7th century BC Etruria Decoration Total length 13 cm height 7.5 cm thickness 4 cm weight 0.374 kg single element 7.2 cm aged metal object rectangular double-frame structure connected horizontal bars showing mottled patina shades dark green brown black two ring-shaped elements hang upper crossbar supporting stylized animal head elongated snouts carved ridges heads rings sharing greenish-brown metallic surface patches darker corrosion lighter verdigris set plain neutral gray background.