The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star
late 700s-early 800s
Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Location: 106A Migration Period & Coptic
Did You Know?
Look carefully at this brooch and notice a small animal, perhaps a dragon, camouflaged amid the swirling whirls of gold.Description
Women used brooches like this to fasten their veils beneath the chin. Its rare form--a hexagram--suggests that it also functioned as a talisman or amulet to attract good luck and to ward off evil.- Offered by Wolfgang Wilhelm, Frankfurt (on consignment from owner):" Daniel Kieber, Vaduz (1989-Present)" Mr. M. Hoellersberger, Munich (1970-1989, by inheritance)" Dr. Herbert Hoellersberger, Vienna (1961-1970)
- Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 259
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2009.344