Detail View: The AMICA Library: Crossbow Brooch
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1995.97
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantine, probably made in Constantinople
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Title:
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Crossbow Brooch
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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First half 5th c.
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Creation Start Date:
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400
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Creation End Date:
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450
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Materials and Techniques:
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Foot: gold-wrought sheet; scribed, punched, engraved. Bow: gold-wrought sheet; wire-beaded, rope; granulation. Cap: gold-wrought sheet; wire-beaded. Screw mechanism: gold-wrought sheet, rod. Pin: gold-strip twisted.
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Creation Place:
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probably Constantinople
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Dimensions:
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L. 11.9 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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1995.97
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Credit Line:
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Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1995
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Ex coll.: Simon Bendel, London 1964-75; [Michael Ward, Inc., New York, 1995]
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.dp30697.tif
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