Bird-Shaped Brooch

Unknown Artist

late 5th–early 6th century

Bird-Shaped Brooch by Unknown Artist

Medium

Copper with gilt surface; blue glass

Dimensions

Overall: 1 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (2.6 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Copper

Culture

Frankish

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.192.174

Tags

Brooches

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