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| Keywords: Frankish - Belt Buckle - Walters 542343.jpg Buckles with openwork plates depicting griffins drinking from fountains have been found in many parts of France and Switzerland The griffin a mythical creature that is half eagle half lion originated in Assyria and symbolized vigilance and ferocity They were a popular design motif throughout Europe during the Migration period With the advent of Christianity the griffin drinking from a cup came to symbolize the soul refreshing itself at the source of everlasting life century 7 Early Medieval bronze cm 4 3 10 1 1 accession number 54 2343 34292 Victor Gay Paris by purchase Sale Hôtel Drouot Paris March 23 1909 no 281 Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Parke-Bernet Galleries New York May 12 1949 no 278 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Objects of Adornment Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery Baltimore Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum New York; Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota 1984-1987 Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum and the Zucker Family Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1987 place of origin Picardy France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Merovingian belt buckles Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
