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Etruscan Etruscan

Three-pronged clasp and buckle, 600s BCE

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Description

Maker

Culture

Etruscan

Title

Three-pronged clasp and buckle

Year

600s BCE

Medium

Bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 inches) (overall)

Place

Near Pompeii

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

06.016

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

As a result of the abundance of metals in their region of Italy, the Etruscans became master bronzesmiths whose skills were well-known throughout the Mediterranean world. This intricate buckle is a wonderful example of Etruscan bronze workmanship. The three hooks, designed to slide through the holes and lock the buckle into place, are fashioned into the heads of serpents, a common motif in the Orientalizing period, when the fashions of the Near East were popular in Etruria.

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