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Source Description
This fibula is shaped like the head and neck of a horse. Dots suggest the texture of the coat and looped filigree is used for the mane. While the form of the pin was inspired by Roman examples, the subject matter, the horse, relects the importance of these animals to the Huns.
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Document identity
localId
37476
label
Horse-Head Fibula
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
37476
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Horse-Head Fibula
description
This fibula is shaped like the head and neck of a horse. Dots suggest the texture of the coat and looped filigree is used for the mane. While the form of the pin was inspired by Roman examples, the subject matter, the horse, relects the importance of these animals to the Huns.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931 by bequest.
date
early 5th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
fibulae
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.6
height
3.7
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 x W: 1 7/16 x D: 5/16 in. (2.6 x 3.7 x 0.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Hunnish
med
gold
creator_ids
7310
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
34
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2513
Page inventory
seq
1
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photo
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cb1cdd1a06cb75a4
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no
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no
seq
2
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photo
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8f74b598c4df191c
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no
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no