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Source Description
The Langobards, perhaps inspired by jewelry of the Goths, developed bird-headed, S-shaped fibulae during their 6th-century settlement in Pannonia (present-day Hungary). The body was cast from a carved mold and finished with gold gilding. The eyes originally were set with stones or glass. On the back, an iron pin set into a bronze hinge and J-shaped catch held the pin in place. The hinge and the catch are intact, while remains of the iron pin and the fragments of the textile to which this pin was attached remain in the hinge.
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Document identity
localId
28360
label
Fibula
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
28360
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fibula
description
The Langobards, perhaps inspired by jewelry of the Goths, developed bird-headed, S-shaped fibulae during their 6th-century settlement in Pannonia (present-day Hungary). The body was cast from a carved mold and finished with gold gilding. The eyes originally were set with stones or glass. On the back, an iron pin set into a bronze hinge and J-shaped catch held the pin in place. The hinge and the catch are intact, while remains of the iron pin and the fragments of the textile to which this pin was attached remain in the hinge.
provenance
Mathias Komor, New York; Walters Art Museum, October 14, 1958, by purchase.
date
late 6th-early 7th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
fibulae
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.7
height
3.5
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/8 in. (3.7 x 3.5 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Langobardic
med
bronze overlaid with gold
creator_ids
7359
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7fddfb05a85596ac
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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no
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no