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Bow Brooch

late 6th–early 7th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301
The menagerie of zoomorphic creatures here, with ribbonlike bodies and heads with long jaws, characterize Langobardic jewelry in the 500s and early 600s. Animal heads project from the edges, and a stylized human face is hidden on the back.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bow Brooch
  • Date: late 6th–early 7th century
  • Geography: Made in Central Italy
  • Culture: Langobardic
  • Medium: Silver-gilt, niello
  • Dimensions: Overall: 6 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 11/16 in. (15.7 x 9.4 x 1.8 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.56
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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