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Source Description
The openwork fibula is set with a carnelian and decorated with a geometric pattern of gold wire. The gold beading along the edge is characteristic of Hunnish craftsmanship.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
37073
label
Fibula
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
37073
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fibula
description
The openwork fibula is set with a carnelian and decorated with a geometric pattern of gold wire. The gold beading along the edge is characteristic of Hunnish craftsmanship.
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
3.8
dimensionsRaw
1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (0.6 x 3.8 cm) (d. x diam.)
Source extras
cul
Hunnish
med
gold, carnelian
creator_ids
7310
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
358
2513
2704
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
0b2ec0f55e7a2a0b