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Document identity
localId
165321
label
S-Shaped Fibula
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
165321
contentType
object
title
S-Shaped Fibula
date
500s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779332
genreSpecific
Jewelry
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 2.2 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm (7/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/16 in.)
cul
Frankish, 6th century
accession
2007.225
Source extras
tec
silver with garnets
tombstone
S-Shaped Fibula, 500s. Frankish, 6th century. Silver with garnets; overall: 2.2 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm (7/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler, 2007.225
collection
MED - Migration Period
didYouKnow
Garnets, the red stones in this brooch, are found in small waterways like streams.
citations
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. "Movable Pieces." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 50, no. 4 (July/August 2010): 24-25.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 25
citation
Gertsman, Elina and Barbara H. Rosenwein. <em>The Middle Ages in 50 Objects</em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 106-109; Reproduced: p. 107
creditline
Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:34:05.282000
sourceId
165321
dept
Medieval Art
coll
MED - Migration Period
med
silver with garnets
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