Disk Brooch
Unknown Artist
6th century
Medium
Silver-gilt cells, side strip, and beaded edging; garnets with deep-punched, "standard" foil backings; emerald; silver back with posts for spring and pin; no spring/pin extant
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/16 x 3/8 in. (2.7 x 1 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
Frankish
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.191.150