Disk Brooch
Object type: Brooch
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Frankish
Date: first half of the 7th century
Medium: Gold sheet, beaded wire; granulation, clear glass inlaid with red glazing on the underside; gold sheet attached to a copper alloy back with silver rivets; no spring/pin or attachment posts extant.
Dimensions: Overall: 1 x 3/16 in. (2.6 x 0.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Geography: Made in Hermes   France  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917