Bird-Shaped Brooch
| Title | Bird-Shaped Brooch |
|---|---|
| Date | 500–600 6th century |
| Medium | Gold, garnet, glass, pearl |
| Classification | Metalwork-Gold |
| Origin | Frankish Frankish |
| 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. |
About this artwork
“Bird-Shaped Brooch” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 500–600. It is executed in gold, garnet, glass, pearl and classified as metalwork-gold. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The period
Dated to 500–600. Explore the wider set of works from the 6th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Frankish. Browse more public-domain art from Frankish.
The collection
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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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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