COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.17.191.43
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Nationality:
European; Anglo-Saxon
Creator Name-CRT:
Anglo-Saxon
Title:
Miniature Square-Headed Brooch
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
First half 6th c.
Creation Start Date:
500
Creation End Date:
550
Materials and Techniques:
Copper alloy-cast; chased; gilt. Pin: iron.
Dimensions:
L. 3.8 cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
17.191.43
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Provenance:
Ex coll.: Philippe Delamain (?), Jarnac, France; J. Pierpont Morgan, New York
Context:
From Herpes (?), France (com. Courbillac, dép. Charente)
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.dp30027.tif
