Detail View: The AMICA Library: Ornamental Brooch
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1930.235
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Nationality:
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European; British; Romano-British
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, 2nd-3rd century
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Title:
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Ornamental Brooch
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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100s - 200s
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Creation Start Date:
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100
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Creation End Date:
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299
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Creation Date:
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100-300
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Creation Start Date:
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100
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Creation End Date:
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300
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Materials and Techniques:
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copper alloy and champlevé enamel
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Classification Term:
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Jewelry
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 2.4cm x 2.1cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1930.235
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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(Paul Mallon, Paris, France).
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Context:
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These brooches functioned as garment clasps (much like the generally larger fibulae) and are distinctive for their decorative enamels. The art of enameling was highly popular among the conquered peoples who lived on the outskirts of the Roman empire, chiefly the Celts and the Gauls. Though the enameling technique was practiced by the Romans themselves on small objects, the brightly colored decoration readily appealed to 'barbarian' taste. By the 200s ad, enameled brooches like these were being made in abundance by the native peoples of Britain and Gaul (modern France and Belgium). |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020278.tif
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