Title: Rock Crystal Belt Buckle
Object type: Belt buckle and tongue
Date: ca. 500 (buckle), 500–600 (tongue)
Culture: East German (buckle), Byzantine (tongue)
Medium: Rock crystal, gold foil
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in. (4.5 x 4 x 1.8 cm)
Classification: Lapidary Work-Crystal
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund; Alastair B. Martin, William Kelly Simpson, Scher Chemicals Inc. and Max Falk Gifts; and funds from various donors, 1995
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY