S-Shaped Fibula

500s

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Title: S-Shaped Fibula
Date Created: 500s
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 2.2 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm (7/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/16 in.)
Type: Jewelry
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.225
Medium: silver with garnets
Fun Fact: Garnets, the red stones in this brooch, are found in small waterways like streams.
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Frankish, 6th century
Credit Line: Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler
Collection: MED - Migration Period
Accession Number: 2007.225

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