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Bow Brooch with Disc

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Bow Brooch with Disc

Date:: early 8th century
Culture:: Vendel
Medium:: Bronze, cast leaded, mercury gilding, garnet backed with patterned...
Dimensions:: 8 1/16 x 2 9/16 x 1/2 in. (20.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 cm) Box: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) Bow: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1947
Accession Number:: 47.100.25a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 301

Description

These pieces were originally joined, with the disc affixed to the arc of the large bow brooch. Ornate gold patterns once covered the entire object, even parts that were not visible.
Provenance

H. R. Martin, Sweden; Colbat-Ready, Paris (sold 1919); Rivère, Paris; Lucien Marcel Bing, Paris (sold 1920); Haas, Paris (sold 1934); [ Brummer Gallery, Paris and New York (1934–sold 1947)]
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What
Metal (59,497)

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Copper alloy (16,676)

Metalwork (14,681)

Bronze (11,668)

Gilt (9,077)

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Pins (1,472)

Brooches (596)

Garnet (224)

Mercury (33)
Where
Europe (150,419)

Sweden (400)

Uppsala (6)

Vendel (3)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,678)
In the Museum
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 500–1000 A.D.

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