Belt buckle with two entwined dragons

Title

Belt buckle with two entwined dragons

Identifier

2015.2.34

Subject

Ancient & Classical

Description

A rectangular openwork belt buckle depicting two entwined dragons, their bodies decorated with raised dots and spiral volutes; a conical hook protrudes from the body of one of the dragons, on the proper right side of the piece; and a vertical loop is attached to the back on the opposite side.

Format

Bronze
Cast bronze, copper alloy
2 1/4" H x 3 3/16" L

Date

500-400 BCE

Files

2015.2.34.jpg

Citation

“Belt buckle with two entwined dragons,” Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University, accessed April 26, 2024, https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1147.