Bird-Shaped Brooch
Unknown artist
Date: 500–550
Medium: Gilded silver inlaid with niello and garnets
Dimensions: Overall: 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (1.7 x 3.1 x 0.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Culture: Anglo-Saxon
Themes: Birds
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Date range
500 – 550
Largest dimension
0.7 cm
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