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Large Brooch with Spirals

1200–800 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301
Part of the appeal of objects made of copper alloy produced during the Bronze Age was undoubtedly their gleaming yellow color. The dark green patina that now characterizes these pieces, a result of tin corrosion, actually preserves the original finish of the surface texture, even if altering its color.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Large Brooch with Spirals
  • Date: 1200–800 BCE
  • Geography: Made in Carpathian Basin region
  • Culture: European
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall: 10 15/16 x 4 x 2 9/16in. (27.8 x 10.2 x 6.5cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Caroline Howard Hyman Gift, in memory of Margaret English Frazer, 2000
  • Object Number: 2000.281.2
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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