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Showing results for "gaul (historical region)" in Primary Keywords.
- Title
- Crossbow fibula with vegetal ornament on the catchplate
- Artist
- Anonymous Gallo-Roman
- Physical Description
- This fibula, a type of brooch used to pin outer garments, features a crossbar that ends in three onion-shaped terminals, which give the fibula a shape reminiscent of a crossbow. An arched bow connects the crossbar to the longer catchplate, which is ornamented with vegetal motifs.
- Century
- 5th century
- Object Creation Date
- 450-500
- Accession Number
- 1966/2.17
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 27.19725
- Primary Keywords
- bronze (metal)
- brooches
- early medieval
- fashion
- gaul (historical region)
- gilding
- roman empire (former nation/state/empire)