Disk Brooch
Object type: Brooch
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Frankish
Date: 6th century
Medium: Silver, gilded and beaded filigree; garnets with patterned foil backings; central cabochon and tear-drop inlaid lost; no spring/pin extant
Dimensions: Overall: 11/16 x 1/16 in. (1.8 x 0.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917