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Disk Brooch

ca. 600
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Disk Brooch
  • Date: ca. 600
  • Culture: Langobardic
  • Medium: Gold, Worked in repoussé with twisted wire and filigree
  • Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/16 x 3/8 in. (7.7 x 1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.30
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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