COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1992.59.1
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MMA_.1992.59.1
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
A menagerie of tiny animals inhabits the interlace patterns on this round brooch. The four oval compartments on the top show beasts with round eyes, open jaws, claw feet, and intricately entwined bodies. Known as a box brooch because it was used as a container for small objects, it would have been worn by a Viking woman on the island of Gotland to secure her shawl at the collar.
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A menagerie of tiny animals inhabits the interlace patterns on this round brooch. The four oval compartments on the top show beasts with round eyes, open jaws, claw feet, and intricately entwined bodies. Known as a box brooch because it was used as a container for small objects, it would have been worn by a Viking woman on the island of Gotland to secure her shawl at the collar.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Scandinavian; Viking
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European; Scandinavian; Viking
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Viking
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Viking
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Round Box Brooch
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Round Box Brooch
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
700?900
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700?900
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
700
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700
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
900
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900
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Copper alloy
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Copper alloy
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Made in Gotland, Sweden
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Made in Gotland, Sweden
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
D. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
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D. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1992.59.1
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1992.59.1
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Pfeiffer Fund, 1992
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Pfeiffer Fund, 1992
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1992.59.1.tif
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MMA_.h1_1992.59.1.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false