The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 14, 2026

A weathered bronze ornament consists of a thick, oval loop joined to a rectangular plate. The loop is bisected by a ridged, vertical bar. The plate below features geometric cells with translucent glass inlays in muted moss, amber, and pale yellow. A central raised glass square anchors the composition, surrounded by a web of intersecting metal bands. Small circular cells frame the perimeter, and the dark metal displays a rough, weathered texture.

Belt Buckle

c. 525–560

Visigothic, Iberian Peninsula, Migration period, 6th century

bronze and glass

Overall: 12.8 x 6.7 x 2.4 cm (5 1/16 x 2 5/8 x 15/16 in.)

Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler 2007.228

Location: 106A Migration Period & Coptic

Did You Know?

Elaborately decorated belt buckles were symbols of wealth and status.

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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2007.228