Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pair of Radiate-Headed Bow Brooches
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.191.172-.173
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Frankish
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Frankish
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Title:
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Pair of Radiate-Headed Bow Brooches
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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First half 6th c.
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Creation Start Date:
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500
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Creation End Date:
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550
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Materials and Techniques:
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Silver-cast relief and settings; chased, punched; inlaid-niello; garnets (patterned foil only at end of foot); gilt.
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Dimensions:
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L. 9.5 cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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17.191.172-.173
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Credit Line:
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Ex coll.: J. Pierpont Morgan, New York
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Context:
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Probably found in Northern France
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.dp30044.tif
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