COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.17.190.698
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MMA_.17.190.698
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
This pendant, which would have originally been strung together with at least nine others to form a flat, collarlike necklace, came from the grave of an Ostrogothic woman in Domagnano on the Italian peninsula. The collar hung from two large brooches in the shape of eagles. A pair of earrings and another brooch for the neck completed the jewelry ensemble. All the pieces were made from remarkably pure gold, probably melted from coins or jewelry; their total weight, the equivalent of seventy gold coins from the period, attests to the high social rank of the woman who wore them. The garnets, pearls, ivory, and lapis lazuli set into the many tiny cells of the collar pendants and eagle brooches give further indication of the wealth of those Germanic settlers who had come to rule over the Romans in Italy.
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This pendant, which would have originally been strung together with at least nine others to form a flat, collarlike necklace, came from the grave of an Ostrogothic woman in Domagnano on the Italian peninsula. The collar hung from two large brooches in the shape of eagles. A pair of earrings and another brooch for the neck completed the jewelry ensemble. All the pieces were made from remarkably pure gold, probably melted from coins or jewelry; their total weight, the equivalent of seventy gold coins from the period, attests to the high social rank of the woman who wore them. The garnets, pearls, ivory, and lapis lazuli set into the many tiny cells of the collar pendants and eagle brooches give further indication of the wealth of those Germanic settlers who had come to rule over the Romans in Italy.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Mediterranean; Ostrogothic
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European; Mediterranean; Ostrogothic
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Domagnano, Republic of San Marino
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Domagnano, Republic of San Marino
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Collar Pendant
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Collar Pendant
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
late 5th?early 6th century
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late 5th?early 6th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
467
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467
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
533
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533
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Gold, garnet, glass
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Gold, garnet, glass
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Ostrogothic
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Ostrogothic
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
Domagnano, Republic of San Marino
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Domagnano, Republic of San Marino
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
1 3/4 x 5/8 in. (4.5 x 1.59 cm)
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1 3/4 x 5/8 in. (4.5 x 1.59 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
17.190.698
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17.190.698
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_17.190.698.tif
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MMA_.h1_17.190.698.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false