Gold Strap End (Unfinished)
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Gold Strap End (Unfinished)

TitleGold Strap End (Unfinished)
Date700s 8th century
MediumGold
ClassificationMetalwork-Forgeries
OriginAvar Avar
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Gold Strap End (Unfinished)” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 700s. It is executed in gold and classified as metalwork-forgeries. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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