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Belt Buckle

CultureChinese
DateMing dynasty (ca. 15th century)
MediumAgate and bronze
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 3/8 inches (5.56 × 6.67 × 0.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.24
On View
Not on view
DescriptionBelt buckle with agate with gilt bronze fittingExhibition History

Looking Again. Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, August 4-November 3, 2023.





Provenance

With Joseph Gerena;

Purchased from Joseph Gerena by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010);

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025

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