S-Shaped Fibula
Unknown Artist
500s
Medium
silver gilt with garnets and niello
Dimensions
2.2 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm
Classification
Jewelry
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler
Accession Number
2007.226
About this artwork
This fibula is attributed to the Alemanni, meaning "all men," who got their name from being a group of many Germanic tribes.