Detail View: The AMICA Library: Decorative Rivet Head on Composite Disk Brooch Base

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.17.191.18
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Nationality: 
European; Southern European; Roman
Creator Name-CRT: 
Rivet head: Provincial Roman
Title: 
Decorative Rivet Head on Composite Disk Brooch Base
View: 
Principal view
Creation Date: 
Rivet head: late 4th-early 5th c.; base plate: 7th c.
Creation Start Date: 
367
Creation End Date: 
799
Materials and Techniques: 
Top plate: copper alloy-wrought sheet; pierced, punched; gilt. Base plate: copper alloy-cast; border-punched, tinned. Pin: iron.
Style or Period: 
Provincial Roman
Dimensions: 
D. 3.5 cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
17.191.18
Credit Line: 
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Ex coll.: J. Pierpont Morgan, New York
Related Image Identifier Link: 
MMA_.dp30202.tif