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title: Byzantine Shoe Buckle
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8459/byzantine-shoe-buckle/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Shoe Buckle

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Byzantine Shoe Buckle](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8459.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8459.jpg)

## Image Caption

This shoe buckle, made of [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/), dates to the 7th century CE. Measures 23 x 29 x 8 mm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2018, March 27). Byzantine Shoe Buckle. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8459/byzantine-shoe-buckle/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Shoe Buckle." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 27, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8459/byzantine-shoe-buckle/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Shoe Buckle." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8459/byzantine-shoe-buckle/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464880?sortBy=Relevance&ft=byzantine+shoe&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=3) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464880?sortBy=Relevance&ft=byzantine+shoe&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=3). Submitted by [Patrick Tinkham](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/uncapaddy/ "User Page: Patrick Tinkham"), published on 27 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

