Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pair of Bow Brooches

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.1990.193.1-.2
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Nationality: 
European; Northern European; Visigothic
Creator Name-CRT: 
Visigothic, probably made in Spain
Title: 
Pair of Bow Brooches
View: 
Additional view
Creation Date: 
Second half 6th c.
Creation Start Date: 
550
Creation End Date: 
599
Materials and Techniques: 
Copper alloy (quaternary alloy)-cast; drilled, punched.
Dimensions: 
L. 12.7 cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
1990.193.1-.2
Credit Line: 
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Lauder Gift, 1990
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Ex coll.: Private collection, Gibraltar; [Ariadne Gallery, New York]
Related Image Identifier Link: 
MMA_.dp30074.tif