BELT BUCKLE Scythian, Georgia/South Ossetia, 1st/2nd century AD Bronze with openwork design. Depiction of a stylized deer and a bird. Label on the back inscribed “Coll. Ernest Brummer and ‘Loo’.” 9.5 × 8.9 cm. Incrustations. Verdigris. Small chips to the bronze. One repaired break at the top right. Provenance: - Loo Chinese Art, New York, 1956. - Collection Joseph Brummer (1883–1947) & Ernest Brummer (1891–1964), acquired from the above gallery. - Collection Christoph Bernoulli (1897–1981), Basel, acquired from the above. - By inheritance, private collection, Basel The object is depicted in an archive photo with accompanying index card from the Brummer Gallery in New York (inv. no. EB_099a_001/002, source: The Met: Watson Library Digital Collections).