Belt, ca. 1330–50, Made in possibly Genoa, Italy, North Italian, Silver, with traces of gilding and enamel; modern textile support, 65 3/8 × 1 5/16 × 9/16 in. (166 × 3.3 × 1.4 cm), The celebrated Italian poet Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) tells of a silver belt stolen from a virtuous Genoese woman that was offered for sale in the market at Acre, a principal arrival point for European Christian pilgrims
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Belt, ca, 1330–50, Genoa, Italy, North Italian, Silver, traces, gilding, enamel, modern textile support, 65 3/8, 1 5/16, 9/16, 166, 3.3, 1.4 cm, celebrated, Italian, poet, Giovanni, Boccaccio, 1313–1375, tells, silver belt, stolen, virtuous Genoese, woman, offered, sale, market, Acre, principal arrival, point, European Christian, pilgrims
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