Fibula

late 6th-early 7th century (Early Medieval)

3.5 cm 3.7 cm 0.4 cm

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The Langobards, perhaps inspired by jewelry of the Goths, developed bird-headed, S-shaped fibulae during their 6th-century settlement in Pannonia (present-day Hungary). The body was cast from a carved mold and finished with gold gilding. The eyes originally were set with ston...

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28360
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Mathias Komor, New York; Walters Art Museum, October 14, 1958, by purchase.
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