Bird-Shaped Brooch, second half 6th century, Frankish, Gold sheet with filigree and granulation and inlays of garnet and glass, Overall: 1 9/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 in. (4 x 2 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The dress of Frankish women generally consisted of a tunic, cinched by a belt from which hung an array of pendants. A wrap or cloak went over the tunic. Shoes and hosiery, fastened with buckles, covered the legs
Keywords:
Bird-Shaped Brooch, second half 6th century, Frankish, Gold sheet, filigree, granulation, inlays, garnet, glass, Overall, 1 9/16 x 13/16 3/16, 4 2 0.5 cm, Metalwork-Gold, dress, Frankish women, generally, consisted, tunic, cinched, belt, hung, array, pendants, wrap, cloak went, Shoes, hosiery, fastened, buckles, covered, legs
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.