Animal-Head Brooch

Unknown

1000–1100 · Cast copper alloy, gilt · Medieval Art

Animal-Head Brooch — Unknown

The island of Gotland specialized in the creation of richly ornamented box-shaped and animal-head brooches.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1000–1100
Medium: Cast copper alloy, gilt
Culture: Viking
Department: Medieval Art
Credit line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund, and Bequest of Gwynne M. Andrews, by exchange, 1982

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