Bird-Shaped Brooch

Unknown

500–550 · Silver with gilding and garnets; no spring/pin extant · Medieval Art

Bird-Shaped Brooch — Unknown

Artistic traditions that developed at Kent spread through the export of objects. These two brooches were found in France. Their affinity with objects from Kent suggests that they were exports or copies of exports.

Artist
Unknown
Date
500–550
Medium
Silver with gilding and garnets; no spring/pin extant
Culture
Anglo-Saxon
Department
Medieval Art
Credit line
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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