Pair of Fibulae
500–699
- Medium
- cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
- Genre
- Jewelry
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century
About
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.