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Source Description
This long pin terminates in a stylized bird. Such cloisonné bird pins were developed in southern Russia about AD 400 and were carried westward with the migrating peoples. They are found most often in northeastern France and the Rhineland, where they were popular until the second half of the 6th century.
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Document identity
localId
1264
label
Hair Pin
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1264
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Hair Pin
description
This long pin terminates in a stylized bird. Such cloisonné bird pins were developed in southern Russia about AD 400 and were carried westward with the migrating peoples. They are found most often in northeastern France and the Rhineland, where they were popular until the second half of the 6th century.
provenance
Carlebach Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1959, by purchase.
date
early 6th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
hairpins
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.5
height
2.7
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
6 1/2 x 1 1/16 x 3/16 in. (16.5 x 2.7 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Frankish
med
silver, gold foil, garnets
creator_ids
2386
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
2513
2704
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
e0eec42329bd4d36