Belt Buckle
| Culture | Frankish |
|---|---|
| Title | Belt Buckle |
| Date | 600–700 CE |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | Overall: 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 × 5/8 in. (6.4 × 3.7 × 1.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Burton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 76.82.67 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
Kidney-shaped buckle with a moveable tongue and a small buckle plate with open-work fleur-de-lis pattern.
In the 4th century the Roman Empire was split in two for administrative purposes. The western capital, Rome, fell to invaders in the 5th century. This sparked the Migration Period, a movement of various ethnic groups such as the Ostrogoths, Visigoths, and Lombards, into the western region of the empire.
The Eastern Roman Empire continued until the 15th century when it became known as the Byzantine Empire. This belt buckle attests to the fact that, although the two realms were now separate, they continued to influence each other.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Belt Buckle | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=76.82.67