Detail View: The AMICA Library: Open Ring Brooch
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1981.413
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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Iron Age Celts of Britain were the first to develop the open ring brooch, a type that would remain widespread in the British Isles through the early Middle Ages. Each terminal of this example in silver is decorated with three stylized masks in the form of birds' or bats' heads, enframing a polished amber.
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Creator Nationality:
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European; British; Irish
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Pictish or Irish
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Title:
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Open Ring Brooch
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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early 800s
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Creation Start Date:
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800
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Creation End Date:
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833
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Materials and Techniques:
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Silver with amber insets
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Creation Place:
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Found near Galway, Ireland
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Dimensions:
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Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), L. (pin) 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1981.413
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1981
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1981.413.tif
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