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Belt Buckle

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Date: 4th–5th century A.D.
Medium: Bronze
Culture: Roman
Department: Implements
Institution: Getty Museum

A belt buckle, missing the prong, roughly rectangular and flat. Two holes are punched near the bottom edge. Depicts abstracted confronting marine animals, perhaps sea horses, with a thin bar linking them at the mouth. The eyes are incised. Dolphins flank the exterior of each sea-horse.

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