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Source Description
Only a few such fibulae set with a central enamel have been excavated from Langobardic sites. Pearls were likely strung on wire through the loops surrounding the enamel, and pendants would have dangled from the three loops at the bottom. The craftsman who made this delicate pin probably copied Byzantine imperial jewelry for Langobardic rulers.
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Document identity
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8699
label
Fibula with an Enamel Bust
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obj
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Source metadata
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8699
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object
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normalized
title
Fibula with an Enamel Bust
description
Only a few such fibulae set with a central enamel have been excavated from Langobardic sites. Pearls were likely strung on wire through the loops surrounding the enamel, and pendants would have dangled from the three loops at the bottom. The craftsman who made this delicate pin probably copied Byzantine imperial jewelry for Langobardic rulers.
provenance
[From Comacchio (?)]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
7th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Enamels
fibulae
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
5
height
4.7
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 x W: 1 7/8 x D: 7/16 in. (5.01 x 4.7 x 1.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Langobardic
med
cloisonne enamel on gold
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7359
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JWL
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148
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