Brooch in Form of a Bird of Prey

Unknown Artist

late 500s

Brooch in Form of a Bird of Prey by Unknown Artist

Medium

Copper alloy with silver overlay

Dimensions

Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. (5.4 x 3.2 x 1 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Brass

Culture

Vendel

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Leon Levy and Shelby White Gift, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1991

Accession Number

1991.308

Tags

Birds

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