S-Shaped Fibula
500s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
S-Shaped Fibula, 500s. Alemannic, 6th century. Silver gilt with garnets and niello; overall: 2.2 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm (7/8 x 5/8 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler 2007.226 This fibula is attributed to the Alemanni, meaning "all men," who got their name from being a group of many Germanic tribes.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- silver gilt with garnets and niello
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.2 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm (7/8 x 5/8 x 5/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 2007.226
- Credit Line
- Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106A Migration Period & Coptic
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