Dumbarton Oaks - Pair of Buckles with Winged Horses

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Pair of Buckles with Winged Horses

Mongolian
1st century - 2nd century
7.5 cm x 11.5 cm (2 15/16 in. x 4 1/2 in.)
bronze
BZ.1926.4-5

Not on view

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Description

Two bronze plaques, which constitute a set of buckles, are decorated with winged horses in a galloping attitude in high relief. One plaque, with the horse facing left, has a slot near its rounded end. The plaques have a fine patina.

Bibliography

Handbook of the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Harvard University (Washington, DC, 1955), no. 62.

Handbook of the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Harvard University (Washington, DC, 1967), no. 90.

Exhibition History

Cambridge, Fogg Museum, "A Selection of Ivories, Bronzes, Metalwork and Other Objects from the Dumbarton Oaks Collection," Nov. 15 - Dec. 31, 1945.

Acquisition History

Said found at Yü-lin-Fu, city on the Great Wall in Northern Shensi province, China.

Purchased from the dealer C. T. Loo, Paris, by Mildred Barnes and Robert Woods Bliss, November 2, 1925;[1]

Collection of Mildred Barnes and Robert Woods Bliss, Washington, DC 1925 - November 29, 1940;

Gifted to Harvard University, November 29, 1940;

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.

NOTES:
[1] Copy of receipt in object file

Object Last Modified: 11/16/2023