Horse-Shaped Brooch
Unknown Artist
6th century
Medium
Silver-gilt, garnet with foil backing(?); iron spring
Dimensions
Overall: 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in. (1.8 x 3.1 x 0.8 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
17.192.186
Tags
Horses