COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1981.413
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MMA_.1981.413
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Iron Age Celts of Britain were the first to develop the open ring brooch, a type that would remain widespread in the British Isles through the early Middle Ages. Each terminal of this example in silver is decorated with three stylized masks in the form of birds' or bats' heads, enframing a polished amber.
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Iron Age Celts of Britain were the first to develop the open ring brooch, a type that would remain widespread in the British Isles through the early Middle Ages. Each terminal of this example in silver is decorated with three stylized masks in the form of birds' or bats' heads, enframing a polished amber.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; British; Irish
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European; British; Irish
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Pictish or Irish
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Pictish or Irish
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Open Ring Brooch
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Open Ring Brooch
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
early 800s
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early 800s
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
800
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800
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
833
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833
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Silver with amber insets
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Silver with amber insets
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Found near Galway, Ireland
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Found near Galway, Ireland
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), L. (pin) 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
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Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), L. (pin) 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
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:
1981.413
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1981.413
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1981
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Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1981
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_1981.413.tif
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MMA_.h1_1981.413.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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