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Bow Brooch
Artist: Unknown Frankish Artist Primary
Mid-6th century
Dimensions:
3.31 x 1.94 x 0.5 in. (8.41 x 4.92 x 1.27 cm)
Object Type:
Jewelry
Creation Place:
Europe
Medium and Support:
Silver-gilt on iron
Credit Line:
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.191.186)
Accession Number:
L2013.13.04
On View:
Bellarmine Hall Galleries
The bow brooch features garnets, the most commonly used gem in Germanic jewelry. This brooch was decorated by chip-carving, a metalworking technique in which a chisel is used to remove small chips of metal thereby creating facets. Unlike bird and disc brooches, bow brooches were not worn on the torso. Rather, they were suspended from a woman’s belt or girdle, and hung at about knee’s length.
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jewelry
Ornaments such as bracelets, necklaces, and rings, of precious or semiprecious materials worn or carried on the person for adornment; also includes similar articles worn or carried for devotional or mourning purposes.
Ornaments such as bracelets, necklaces, and rings, of precious or semiprecious materials worn or carried on the person for adornment; also includes similar articles worn or carried for devotional or mourning purposes.
public domain
Land owned and controlled by the state or federal government. Also, the status of publications, products, and processes that are not protected under patent or copyright.
Land owned and controlled by the state or federal government. Also, the status of publications, products, and processes that are not protected under patent or copyright.
brooches
Ornamental jewelry made in a variety of forms fastened by a pin. For decorative items, similar in appearance to a brooch, but attached to a garment with a spring fastening, use "clips (jewelry)."
Ornamental jewelry made in a variety of forms fastened by a pin. For decorative items, similar in appearance to a brooch, but attached to a garment with a spring fastening, use "clips (jewelry)."
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