Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pair of Bird Brooches

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.17.191.168-.169
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Nationality: 
European; Frankish
Creator Name-CRT: 
Frankish
Title: 
Pair of Bird Brooches
View: 
Principal view
Creation Date: 
6th c.
Creation Start Date: 
500
Creation End Date: 
599
Materials and Techniques: 
Silver-cast relief and settings; chased; cells-cloisons (silver), garnets (patterned foil-gold); gilt. Pin: copper alloy.
Dimensions: 
L. 3 cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
17.191.168-.169
Credit Line: 
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Ex coll.: J. Pierpont Morgan, New York
Related Image Identifier Link: 
MMA_.dp30137.tif