Openwork Plaque
mid 6th–7th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueLeaded brass (79.5% copper, 5.9% zinc, 14.1% lead, .5% tin)
Dimensions9 cm (3 9/16 in.) DIAM: 7.6 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Credit LinePurchased with the Bequest of the Estate of Clara S. Wellman Hall
Accession number1970.73
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy 1961, Melvin Gutman [see note1]; December 5, 1969, Gutman sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, lot 138. By 1970, with Leopold Blumka, New York; 1970, sold by Blumka to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 11, 1970)
Notes:
[1] See C. Parkhurst, "The Melvin Gutman Collection of Ancient and Medieval Gold," Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin, vol 18, Oberlin, Ohio, 1961, no. 39, pp.106-107.
Notes:
[1] See C. Parkhurst, "The Melvin Gutman Collection of Ancient and Medieval Gold," Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin, vol 18, Oberlin, Ohio, 1961, no. 39, pp.106-107.
late 13th–14th century
mid-12th century (?)
mid 6th–7th century
late 6th–early 7th century
7th - 9th century
5th–6th century
second half of 15th century (?)
12th century
14th century
11th century