Bow Fibula
first half of 6th century
Medium/TechniqueSilver (92.8% silver, 5.1% copper, 1.3% gold, .8% lead) with niello and gilding
Dimensions8.3 x 4.4 cm (3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund
Accession number68.52
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Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
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ProvenanceUntil 1967, Hugo Oelze (d. 1967), Amsterdam; 1967, by inheritance to his brother, Dr. F. W. Oelze, Germany [see note 1]; 1968, sold by Dr. Oelze to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 13, 1968)
Notes:
[1] See MFA curatorial recommendation letter of March 13, 1968 by Hanns Swarzenski.
Notes:
[1] See MFA curatorial recommendation letter of March 13, 1968 by Hanns Swarzenski.
mid-14th century
late 13th–14th century
late 15th century (?)
mid-15th century
11th–12th century
second half of 14th–first third of 15th century
second half of 15th century (?)
last third of 12th–first third of 13th century
mid 6th–7th century
about 1475