2010-01-19

zephyrofgod: (kuria)
2010-01-19 06:07 pm

(no subject)

When did I become one of the cool kids?
zephyrofgod: (kuria)
2010-01-19 06:07 pm

(no subject)

When did I become one of the cool kids?
zephyrofgod: (Default)
2010-01-19 10:52 pm

Byzantine Belt Fittings


Byzantine Belt Fittings
Originally uploaded by constantiak
WAAAAANT.

Seriously. Green leather belt? Soapstone casting? Slap those bad boys on it? OMG.

...I'm geeking again. But darnit, I want a belt that better goes with my Byzantine.

The important info:

Avar Treasure
Belt Fittings, 700s
Avar; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania
Gold

Max. L. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.1673-1701)

Photo from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
zephyrofgod: (Default)
2010-01-19 10:52 pm

Byzantine Belt Fittings


Byzantine Belt Fittings
Originally uploaded by constantiak
WAAAAANT.

Seriously. Green leather belt? Soapstone casting? Slap those bad boys on it? OMG.

...I'm geeking again. But darnit, I want a belt that better goes with my Byzantine.

The important info:

Avar Treasure
Belt Fittings, 700s
Avar; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania
Gold

Max. L. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.1673-1701)

Photo from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.