Plaque, probably a belt fastening

Details

• Title

  Plaque, probably a belt fastening

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt › Sawhāj › Akhmim (find spot)

• Date

  Byzantine Period (Egypt) (AD 395 - 641)

• Material and technique

  copper alloy

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › plaque;

  clothing › costume-fitting › belt-fitting

• Dimensions

  9 cm (length)
  5.9 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Reverend Greville John Chester, 1891.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 30 | Mediterranean World

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1891.68

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