buckle/clasp

C/2002/2623   Low-quality silver buckle/clasp, composed of two convex discs that are joined by means of a cast hook and a corresponding loop. Both discs are slightly elongated by a stylised floral design (reminiscent of an anthemion?) that adorns their outer extreme. The decoration is rendered in repoussé, chasing, and engraving. It consists of a central rosette, encircled by a band with a foliate scroll pattern. Around this band, twelve petals, alternatingly concave and convex, form a larger rosette. The convex repoussé petals are decorated with floral designs. The composition is bordered by a row of relief dots that extends along the edge. On the reverse side, two bars are soldered to the discs (Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou 1996, 226, fig. 236).   Total length: 22.6 cm. Diameter: 9.5 cm. Former Collection of Pavlos Neophytou. Donation from the Association of Friends of the Leventis Museum.