Disk Fibula
late 7th century (Early Medieval)
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, May 12, 1949, lot 269; Walters Art Museum, May 12, 1949, by purchase.
Exhibitions
2002-2005 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
2001-2002 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
10/5/1979 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
5/8/1996 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
2/16/2000 | Examination | cleaned; reparied; other |
Geographies
Germany, Rhineland
(Place of Origin)
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (1 x 4.5 cm) (d. x diam.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1825