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Disk Brooch

Date:: 7th century
Culture:: Frankish
Medium:: Copper alloy, coated with gold, iron pin, glass paste & glass paste cabochons
Dimensions:: Overall: 1 5/8 x 9/16 in. (4.1 x 1.5 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.193.127

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Friedrich Queckenberg, Niederbreisig, Germany; Joseph Queckenberg, Niederbreisig, Germany; J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York (until 1913); Estate of J. Pierpont Morgan(1913–1917)
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What
Metal (59,364)

Costume (41,678)

Copper alloy (16,630)

Glass (16,037)

Metalwork (14,716)

Gold (12,457)

Faience (11,698)

Jewelry (7,519)

Iron and iron alloy (6,952)

Copper (6,255)

Iron (3,753)

Pins (1,471)

Brooches (596)

Glass paste (534)

Cabochons (120)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,672)
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