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Source Description
While most disk fibulae are decorated with filigree, this one was made by the technique of repoussé, in which metal foil is impressed from the rear to form a raised design. The gilt silver foil, decorated with C-shaped scrolls and raised beaded outlines, is attached by four rivets onto a circular bronze base and set with four triangular-cut garnets arrayed around a green glass bead. The corroded remains of an iron clasp on the reverse once fasten the fibula to clothing and still hold imbedded wool cloth fibers. A Frankish man would have used a fibula like this one to pin his cloak at the right shoulder.
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Document identity
localId
10823
label
Disk Fibula
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
10823
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Disk Fibula
description
While most disk fibulae are decorated with filigree, this one was made by the technique of repoussé, in which metal foil is impressed from the rear to form a raised design. The gilt silver foil, decorated with C-shaped scrolls and raised beaded outlines, is attached by four rivets onto a circular bronze base and set with four triangular-cut garnets arrayed around a green glass bead. The corroded remains of an iron clasp on the reverse once fasten the fibula to clothing and still hold imbedded wool cloth fibers. A Frankish man would have used a fibula like this one to pin his cloak at the right shoulder.
provenance
Carlebach Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1959, by purchase.
date
late 7th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
fibulae
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.5
height
4.2
dimensionsRaw
9/16 x 1 5/8 in. (1.5 x 4.2 cm) (d. x diam.)
Source extras
cul
Frankish
med
bronze, gilded silver, garnets, glass, iron
creator_ids
2386
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
2513
2704
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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