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Source Description
This crossbow fibula was found together with a buckle (Walters 57.664) and some glass beads in 1876 at Nagy-Várad, Hungary (Oradea, Romania). It is decorated with garnet settings, cast S-shaped scrolls and banding, and four animal headed terminals, the largest with garnet inlaid eyes.
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Document identity
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17586
label
Crossbow Fibula
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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17586
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object
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normalized
title
Crossbow Fibula
description
This crossbow fibula was found together with a buckle (Walters 57.664) and some glass beads in 1876 at Nagy-Várad, Hungary (Oradea, Romania). It is decorated with garnet settings, cast S-shaped scrolls and banding, and four animal headed terminals, the largest with garnet inlaid eyes.
provenance
[Found in Nagy-Várad (Grosswardein, Hungary, now Oradea, Romania), 1876]; A. Bolonyi, Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Nagy-Várad Museum, Oradea (Romania), c. 1876, by gift; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
5th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
fibulae
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.5
height
3.8
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
2 9/16 x 1 1/2 x 11/16 in. (6.5 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm)
Source extras
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Ostrogothic
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gilded silver, garnets, glass
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4039
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MED
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148
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1
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0
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photo
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