Filigree Disk Brooch with Central Boss
late 600s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Filigree Disk Brooch with Central Boss, late 600s. Frankish (late Merovingian), 7th century. Gilt silver, copper alloy, glass, almandine; overall: 4.2 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 2007.163 This brooch is made out of gilt-silver, meaning silver that is covered by gold.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- gilt silver, copper alloy, glass, almandine
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.2 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 2007.163
- Credit Line
- Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106A Migration Period & Coptic
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?
