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zephyrofgod) wrote2010-01-19 10:52 pm
zephyrofgod) wrote2010-01-19 10:52 pm
Byzantine Belt Fittings
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.
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.