Detail View: The AMICA Library: Oval Brooch
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1982.323.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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This large, domed and intricately ornamented oval brooch was once one of a pair used to secure the shoulder straps of a Viking woman's tunic. Occasionally, the eye of an animal or the beek of a bird emerges from the design, but the piece displays an abstract pattern, rich in light-and-dark effects and enlivened by gilding.
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Scandinavian; Viking
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Made in Scandinavia
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Viking
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Title:
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Oval Brooch
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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900?1000
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Creation Start Date:
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900
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Creation End Date:
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1000
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Materials and Techniques:
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Copper alloy with gilding
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Dimensions:
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4 1/2 x 2 15/16 in. (11.4 x 7.4 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
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ID Number:
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1982.323.1
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Fletcher Fund, and Bequest of Gwynne M. Andrews, by exchange, 1982
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1982.323.1.tif
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