Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pair of Miniature Square-Headed Brooches

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.17.191.44-.45
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Nationality: 
European; Anglo-Saxon
Creator Name-CRT: 
Anglo-Saxon
Title: 
Pair of Miniature Square-Headed Brooches
View: 
Additional view
Creation Date: 
First half 6th c.
Creation Start Date: 
500
Creation End Date: 
550
Materials and Techniques: 
Copper alloy-cast relief and setting; chased, punched ; garnet; gilt. Pin: iron.
Dimensions: 
L. 4.2 cm, 4.1 cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
17.191.44-.45
Credit Line: 
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Ex coll.: J. Pierpont Morgan, New York
Related Image Identifier Link: 
MMA_.dp30022.tif