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title: Carpetani Belt Buckle
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7530/carpetani-belt-buckle/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Carpetani Belt Buckle

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Carpetani Belt Buckle](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7530.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7530.jpg)

## Image Caption

This belt buckle depicts wild boars and is made from [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/), [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/), and gilded silver. It was made by members of the Carpetani [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) around the 3rd-2nd century BCE, and it was discovered in the province of Toledo, Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 02). Carpetani Belt Buckle. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7530/carpetani-belt-buckle/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Carpetani Belt Buckle." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 02, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7530/carpetani-belt-buckle/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Carpetani Belt Buckle." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7530/carpetani-belt-buckle/>.

## License & Copyright

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