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Mount for a Belt Buckle(?) with Ram's Heads (Back)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Mount for a belt buckle (?) with juxtaposed ram's heads with horns and beards. The animals' horns, eyes, jaws, and beards were originally inlaid with stones. Composed of a single sheet of raised gold.

Details

  • Title: Mount for a Belt Buckle(?) with Ram's Heads (Back)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 100 B.C.–A.D. 50
  • Location Created: Central Asia
  • Physical Dimensions: 5.2 × 4.9 × 2 cm (2 1/16 × 1 15/16 × 13/16 in.)
  • Type: Buckle
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Gold and inlaid stones
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 82.AM.99.2
  • Culture: Bactrian
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Jewelry

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