Pair of Fibulae

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.2000.119.1-2

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CMA_.2000.119.1-2

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2001

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2001

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Costume and Jewelry

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Costume and Jewelry

Object Type

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Creator Nationality:

Alamannic

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Alamannic

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century

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Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Pair of Fibulae

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Pair of Fibulae

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

6th-7th century

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6th-7th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

500

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500

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

699

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699

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

cast silver, parcel gilt, with niello

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cast silver, parcel gilt, with niello

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Jewelry

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Jewelry

Classification Term

false

Style or Period:

Migration Period

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Migration Period

Style or Period

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Dimensions:

Overall: 10.5cm x 6.4cm

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Overall: 10.5cm x 6.4cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

2000.119.1

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2000.119.1

ID Number

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ID Number:

2000.119.2

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2000.119.2

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Provenance:

Marcus Hollersberger, Munich; [Artemis Fine Art, London]; [Robert Haber & Associates, New York]

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Marcus Hollersberger, Munich; [Artemis Fine Art, London]; [Robert Haber & Associates, New York]

Provenance

false

Context:

A fibula is a garment clasp or fastener that functions somewhat like a modern safety pin. Since buttons were not used in Europe during the Migration Period, fibulae were needed to keep a cloak or garment closed and in place. Worn by both men and women, they were produced in a variety of sizes and shapes and were often highly decorated with gilding, inlay decoration, or animal forms. The fibulae shown here are made of cast silver that was chased and engraved with abstract patterns and then partially gilded. A ridge down the center of each is further embellished with a "dot and vine" motif in niello (fused silver sulphide). The design and ornamentation of these fibulae show that they were produced by a tribal confederation known as the Alemmani, which occupied the territories of modern Germany and Switzerland between the 3rd and the 7th centuries ad.In Migration Period Europe, a single fibula was commonly worn on the right shoulder. However, a matched pair was occasionally worn on opposite shoulders to fasten an outer cloak. The design of these fibulae is typical of examples worn by women. The type is often called a "digitated" fibula, because its five dragon-headed termini are reminiscent of fingers. These fibulae are a matched pair, probably made for the same female owner. They must therefore derive from a single grave and were made by the same artist.

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A fibula is a garment clasp or fastener that functions somewhat like a modern safety pin. Since buttons were not used in Europe during the Migration Period, fibulae were needed to keep a cloak or garment closed and in place. Worn by both men and women, they were produced in a variety of sizes and shapes and were often highly decorated with gilding, inlay decoration, or animal forms. The fibulae shown here are made of cast silver that was chased and engraved with abstract patterns and then partially gilded. A ridge down the center of each is further embellished with a "dot and vine" motif in niello (fused silver sulphide). The design and ornamentation of these fibulae show that they were produced by a tribal confederation known as the Alemmani, which occupied the territories of modern Germany and Switzerland between the 3rd and the 7th centuries ad.In Migration Period Europe, a single fibula was commonly worn on the right shoulder. However, a matched pair was occasionally worn on opposite shoulders to fasten an outer cloak. The design of these fibulae is typical of examples worn by women. The type is often called a "digitated" fibula, because its five dragon-headed termini are reminiscent of fingers. These fibulae are a matched pair, probably made for the same female owner. They must therefore derive from a single grave and were made by the same artist.

Context

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