Belt Buckle

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Culture Byzantine

Title Belt Buckle

Date 600–700 CE

Medium Bronze and gold

Dimensions Overall: 2 9/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.5 x 3.3 cm)
thickness: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)

Credit Line Burton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 76.82.69

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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.

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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=76.82.69