The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Pair of Fibulae
500s-600s
Overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2000.119
Location: 106A Migration Period & Coptic
Description
A woman of high rank might have worn these twin fibulae on her shoulders, one fastening her inner garment on the right, the other her outer garment on the left. She might also have suspended them from her belt as decorative ornaments.- Marcus Hollersberger, Munich; [Artemis Fine Art, London]; [Robert Haber & Associates, New York]
- Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” December 12, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. Mentioned: p. 2 archive.orgCleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 108-109, no. 34
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2000.119