Horse-Shaped Brooch

Unknown Artist

6th century

Horse-Shaped Brooch by Unknown Artist

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

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