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Source Description
This tab would have been attached to a strip of leather worn around the waist. It was likely both an ornamental statement indicating social rank and a practical accessory. The decorative inlay was applied by forcing silver wire into a pattern engraved into the iron. The condition of the tab indicates that it was likely excavated, perhaps from a grave.
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Document identity
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99434
label
Tab
core
obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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99434
contentType
object
title
Tab
description
This tab would have been attached to a strip of leather worn around the waist. It was likely both an ornamental statement indicating social rank and a practical accessory. The decorative inlay was applied by forcing silver wire into a pattern engraved into the iron. The condition of the tab indicates that it was likely excavated, perhaps from a grave.
date
600s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60763569
genreSpecific
Jewelry
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9.1 x 5.8 cm (3 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
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Frankish, Migration period
accession
1919.1009.b
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tec
iron with silver overlay
tombstone
Tab, 600s. Frankish, Migration period. Iron with silver overlay; overall: 9.1 x 5.8 cm (3 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1919.1009.b
collection
MED - Migration Period
formerAccessionNumbers
1915.327
471.1919
1919.1010
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:22:14.794000
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99434
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Medieval Art
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MED - Migration Period
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iron with silver overlay
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1
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0
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