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Source Description
A woman of high rank might have worn these twin fibulae on her shoulders, one fastening her inner garment on the right, the other her outer garment on the left. She might also have suspended them from her belt as decorative ornaments
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Document identity
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161431
label
Fibulae
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
161431
contentType
object
title
Fibulae
description
A woman of high rank might have worn these twin fibulae on her shoulders, one fastening her inner garment on the right, the other her outer garment on the left. She might also have suspended them from her belt as decorative ornaments
date
500s-600s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779033
genreSpecific
Jewelry
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 1.7 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
cul
Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century
accession
2000.119.2
Source extras
tec
cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello
tombstone
Fibulae, 500s-600s. Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century. Cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello; overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 1.7 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2000.119.2
collection
MED - Migration Period
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” December 12, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N., "Wearable Wealth", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 42 no. 04, April 2002
page_number
Mentioned & reproduced: p. 8-9
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 108-109, no. 34
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:23:52.050000
sourceId
161431
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Migration Period
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cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello
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1
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0
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photo
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