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Source Description
Box-shaped brooches such as this one were worn by the Viking women of Gotland (the islands in the Baltic Sea south of Sweden) to fasten a shawl or cloak about the shoulders. They also doubled as containers to hold small objects. A cast open latticework design fills the banded sides of the box and the circular front closure; the front of the brooch is further ornamented at the center with a series of raised cast squares and a highly polished circle.
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Document identity
localId
20160
label
Box-Shaped Brooch
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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20160
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Box-Shaped Brooch
description
Box-shaped brooches such as this one were worn by the Viking women of Gotland (the islands in the Baltic Sea south of Sweden) to fasten a shawl or cloak about the shoulders. They also doubled as containers to hold small objects. A cast open latticework design fills the banded sides of the box and the circular front closure; the front of the brooch is further ornamented at the center with a series of raised cast squares and a highly polished circle.
provenance
James Graham & Sons, Inc., New York; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by purchase
date
9th-mid 11th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Metal
brooches
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.7
height
6
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 x 2 5/16 in. (3.7 x 6 cm) (d. x diam.)
Source extras
cul
Viking
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bronze
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2934
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MED
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2054
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2704
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ad030144f8cd1994
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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331771af34003004
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no
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no