Disk Brooch
| Title | Disk Brooch |
|---|---|
| Date | 6th century 6th century |
| Medium | Gilded silver, garnets with patterned foil backings, mother-of-pearl(?) |
| Classification | Metalwork-Silver |
| 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
“Disk Brooch” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 6th century. It is executed in gilded silver, garnets with patterned foil backings, mother-of-pearl(?) and classified as metalwork-silver. 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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Dated to 6th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 6th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Frankish. Browse more public-domain art from Frankish.
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