COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.47.100.19
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MMA_.47.100.19
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
This brooch is a luxury version of the kind worn by eastern Germanic women living along the lower and middle Danube River in the fourth and fifth centuries. Usually worn in pairs, brooches were used to pin together the shoulders of a woman's garment. While the most common brooches were made from unadorned silver sheet, this resplendent and exceptionally large brooch is covered in gold sheet decorated with beaded and twisted gold wire, gold granulation, and an array of multishaped garnets. It was undoubtedly worn by an aristocratic woman and would have been part of a rich ensemble of gold jewelry?consisting of collars with pendants, armlets, and rings?included in her burial.
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This brooch is a luxury version of the kind worn by eastern Germanic women living along the lower and middle Danube River in the fourth and fifth centuries. Usually worn in pairs, brooches were used to pin together the shoulders of a woman's garment. While the most common brooches were made from unadorned silver sheet, this resplendent and exceptionally large brooch is covered in gold sheet decorated with beaded and twisted gold wire, gold granulation, and an array of multishaped garnets. It was undoubtedly worn by an aristocratic woman and would have been part of a rich ensemble of gold jewelry?consisting of collars with pendants, armlets, and rings?included in her burial.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; Germanic
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European; Northern European; Germanic
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Eastern Germanic
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Eastern Germanic
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Brooch
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Brooch
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
first half of 5th century
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first half of 5th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
400
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400
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
450
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450
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Silver with gold sheet overlay, garnets
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Silver with gold sheet overlay, garnets
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
L. 6 5/8 in. (16.7 cm)
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L. 6 5/8 in. (16.7 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:
47.100.19
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47.100.19
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Fletcher Fund, 1947
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Fletcher Fund, 1947
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_47.100.19.tif
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MMA_.h1_47.100.19.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false