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Source Description
A woman of high rank might have worn these twin fibulae on her shoulders, one fastening her inner garment on the right, the other her outer garment on the left. She might also have suspended them from her belt as decorative ornaments.
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Document identity
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161429
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Pair of Fibulae
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object
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161429
contentType
object
title
Pair of Fibulae
description
A woman of high rank might have worn these twin fibulae on her shoulders, one fastening her inner garment on the right, the other her outer garment on the left. She might also have suspended them from her belt as decorative ornaments.
date
500s-600s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60754126
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Jewelry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
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Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century
accession
2000.119
Source extras
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cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello
tombstone
Pair of Fibulae, 500s-600s. Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century. Cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello; overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2000.119
collection
MED - Migration Period
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” December 12, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 2
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N., "Wearable Wealth." <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. 42, no. 04 (April 2002): 8-9.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 9
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 108-109, no. 34
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 08:23:47.090000
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161429
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Medieval Art
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MED - Migration Period
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cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello
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photo
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