Griffin Fibula
This fibula, shaped like a griffin, a mythical creature half lion and half eagle, is decorated with twisted gold filigree wires and has a red stone or glass inlay for an eye. It was one of a pair crafted in a workshop in northern France. Originally these paired brooches were w...
Artifact
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id
33075
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.571_Fnt_DD_T07.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.571_Fnt_DD_T07.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.571_Fnt_DD_T07.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.571 |
Terms
Culture
Frankish