Rosette Brooch
Unknown Artist
6th century
Medium
Silver-gilt, beaded filigree edging, garnets with patterned foil ...
Dimensions
Overall: 5/8 x 1/8 in. (1.6 x 0.3 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
17.192.35
Art Historical Context
### Rosette Brooch This delicate *Rosette Brooch*, crafted by an unknown Frankish artisan in the 6th century, exemplifies exquisite metalwork of early medieval Europe Measuring just 5/8 x 1/8 inches (1.6 x 0.3 cm), its petite rosette design—evoking a blooming flower—was likely used to fasten cloaks or garments, a practical yet luxurious accessory for the elite. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Medieval Department (gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 191), it reflects the Frankish culture during the Merovingian period, when Germanic tribes blended Roman influences with their own traditions a...