Bird-Shaped Brooch
Unknown Artist
late 6th century
Medium
Silver-gilt, garnets with patterned foil backings; iron spring/pin
Dimensions
Overall: 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (1.8 x 3.7 x 0.9 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
Frankish
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.192.181
Tags
Brooches