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Source Description
This disk fibula is made of sheet gold decorated with gold filigree (fine, twisted wire) and gold granules and set with colored stones and glass. The pliable gold on the disk face is backed by a bronze plate which extends slightly beyond the gold face. Traces of rust remain on the back from a corroded iron clasp. 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
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26058
label
Disk Fibula
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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26058
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Disk Fibula
description
This disk fibula is made of sheet gold decorated with gold filigree (fine, twisted wire) and gold granules and set with colored stones and glass. The pliable gold on the disk face is backed by a bronze plate which extends slightly beyond the gold face. Traces of rust remain on the back from a corroded iron clasp. A Frankish man would have used a fibula like this one to pin his cloak at the right shoulder.
provenance
Mr. H. Kervorkian, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1947, by gift.
date
7th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
fibulae
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.8
height
4.5
dimensionsRaw
5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (0.8 x 4.5 cm) (d. x diam.)
Source extras
cul
Frankish
RelatedObjects
32983
med
gold over bronze, garnets, glass
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2386
collection_ids
MED
JWL
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316
2054
2513
2547
2704
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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