Bird brooch

Details

• Title

  Bird brooch

• Associated place

  Europe › Germany › North Rhine-Westphalia › Cologne (find spot)

• Date

  6th century AD (AD 501 - 600)

• Material and technique

  copper alloy, garnet, gold, silver, gilded

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy;

  inorganic › mineral › garnet;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  personal ornament

• Dimensions

  2.6 g (weight)
  25 mm (length)
  13 mm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1909.731.a

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