Central Mount of Purse

Unknown Artist

7th century (?)

Central Mount of Purse by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silvered Copper alloy

Dimensions

Overall: 1 7/8 x 1/4 in. (4.7 x 0.6 cm) a only: 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (4.7 x 3.1 x 0.6 cm) b only: 1 3/4 x 11/16 x 1/16 in. (4.4 x 1.7 x 0.1 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Copper alloy

Culture

Frankish

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.191.249a, b

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