Buckle plaque with three ibex

Buckle plaque with three ibex

2015.2.30

Ancient & Classical

A rectangular openwork belt plaque depicting three ibex standing in a wooded setting; two stand in profile, their bodies oriented outward toward the edges of the plaque and their heads shown frontally; the third ibex stands between the two, shown from a fully frontal point of view; a tree rises behind each animal, and two additional trees form the border of the plaque; cells, perhaps meant for inlay, are present on the hooves of the animals and in the vegetation; a curved hook protrudes from the front of the plaque, on the proper right side.

Bronze

Cast bronze, copper alloy

5 3/8" L x 2 5/8" W

200-100 BCE