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Girdle with Coins and Medallions

Unattributed · ca. 583, reassembled after discovery

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Recorded facts

Date

ca. 583, reassembled after discovery

Medium

Settings: gold - sheet: wire - beaded. Coins: gold - stamped.

Dimensions

Overall: 26 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/4 in. (67.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 cm) Wt: 348g diameter of 9 small medallions: 1 x 1/8 in. (2.5 x 0.3 cm) diameter of 4 medium size medallions: 1 3/16 x 3/16 in. (3 x 0.5 cm) diameter of 4 large medallions: 2 3/16 x 1/4 in. (5.5 x 0.6 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold

Department

Medieval Art

Culture / origin

Byzantine

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917; Purchase, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Stephen K. Scher and Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos Gifts, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1991

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