Bird-Shaped Brooch
Object type: Brooch
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Frankish
Date: 500–600
Medium: Silver-gilt, garnets with patterned foil backings
Dimensions: Overall: 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in. (1.2 x 3 x 0.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Birds