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Source Description
This small fibula, inlaid with garnets, meerschaum (a white, clay-like material), and a central carnelian (a type of garnet), is of a type that developed in southern Russia and became very popular with both the Franks and Huns.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
39814
label
Fibula
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
39814
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fibula
description
This small fibula, inlaid with garnets, meerschaum (a white, clay-like material), and a central carnelian (a type of garnet), is of a type that developed in southern Russia and became very popular with both the Franks and Huns.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-5th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
fibulae
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.6
height
2
dimensionsRaw
1/4 x 13/16 in. (0.6 x 2 cm) (d. x diam.)
Source extras
cul
Hunnish
med
gold, garnets, carnelian, meerschaum
creator_ids
7310
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
358
2513
2704
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
49b0a7e7a0e248ef