Bird-Shaped Brooch
| Title | Bird-Shaped Brooch |
|---|---|
| Date | 500–550 6th century |
| Medium | Silver with gilding and garnets; no spring/pin extant |
| Classification | Metalwork-Silver |
| Origin | Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Recorded origin: Anglo-Saxon. Browse more public-domain art from Anglo-Saxon.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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