Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pair of Square-Headed Bow Brooches
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.193.72-.73
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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 Square-Headed Bow Brooches
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View:
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Additional view
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Creation Date:
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Second half 6th c.
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Creation Start Date:
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550
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Creation End Date:
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599
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Materials and Techniques:
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Silver-cast relief; chased, punched; inlaid-niello; gilt. Pin: iron.
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Dimensions:
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L. 10.1 cm, 10 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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17.193.72-.73
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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.: Friedrich Queckenberg, Niederbreisig, Germany; Joseph Queckenberg, Niederbreisig, Germany; J. Pierpont Morgan, New York
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Context:
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From Niederbreisig (Rheinland Pfalz, Germany)
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.dp30047.tif
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