The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 2, 2023

S-Shaped Fibula

500s

Frankish, 6th century

Silver with garnets

Overall: 2.2 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm (7/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/16 in.)

Gift of Joe Hatzenbuehler 2007.225

Location

106A Migration Period & Coptic

Fun Fact

Garnets, the red stones in this brooch, are found in small waterways like streams.

Citations
Gertsman, Elina and Barbara H. Rosenwein. The Middle Ages in 50 Objects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. Mentioned: p. 106-109; Reproduced: p. 107
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2007.225